On August 15 the Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded state prizes to Russian Olympic gold medalists at the Grand Kremlin Palace.
On August 15 the Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded state prizes to Russian Olympic gold medalists at the Grand Kremlin Palace.
Five members of the Russian synchronized swimming team, Maria Gromova, Anastasia Davydova, Natalya Ishchenko, Svetlana Romashina, and Elvira Khasyanova, as well as gymnast Yevgenia Kanayeva, were awarded the 4th class Order of Service to the Fatherland. Photo: From left: Members of the Russian synchronized swimming team, Natalya Ishchenko, Anastasia Davydova and Maria Gromova.
Athlete Natalya Antyukh and volleyball player Sergei Tetyukhin received Medals of Honor.
Another 39 gold medalists were awarded the Order of Friendship. Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin presents the award to Maria Gromova, a member of the Russian synchronized swimming team.
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the award ceremony for Russian Olympic medalists. From left: Russian gymnasts Anastasia Bliznyuk, Ulyana Donskova and Anastasia Nazarenko. From right: Yevgenia Kanayeva, Alina Makarenko, and the Russian gymnastics team’s head Coach Irina Viner.
Not all the goals were reached at the London 2012 Olympics, Putin said, but Russian athletes managed to achieve good results. Photo: Vladimir Putin awards the Order of Service to the Fatherland to Anastasia Davydova, a member of the Russian synchronized swimming team.
“The number of medals Russian athletes won in London is greater than in Beijing,” the President said. Photo: Vladimir Putin and artistic gymnast Aliya Mustafina.
“Medals have no ethnicity, and this is our common victory,” London 2012 Olympic gold medalist Tagir Khaibulayev said at the meeting with the president.
With a total of 82 medals, the Russian team ranked 4th at the London 2012 Olympics. Photo: Vladimir Putin and London 2012 Olympic freestyle wrestling champion Natalya Vorobyova.
Russian athletes won 24 gold, 26 silver and 32 bronze medals. The country’s top sports officials had expected the Russian Olympic team to win 25 gold medals. Photo: High jumper Anna Chicherova, right.
