Announcer calls Ukrainian medalists ‘Russian’
The organizers of the Tokyo Olympics have apologized after an announcer misidentified Ukraine’s artistic swimming medalists as being Russian. The Ukrainian pair of Marta Fedina and Anastasiya Savchuk won bronze in their duet free routine event on August 4, finishing behind pairs from the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) and China. However, Fedina and Savchuk were named as ROC competitors by a French-language announcer, causing embarrassment for the organizers.