Violetta_Skvartsova

Viyaleta Skvartsova

Viyaleta Skvartsova

Belarusian triple jumper


Viyaleta Maksimauna Skvartsova (Belarusian: Віялета Максімаўна Скварцова; born 15 April 1998) is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the triple jump.[1] She represented her country at the 2021 European Indoor Championships finishing fourth. Earlier she won a bronze medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships.

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Protest over misplayed anthem

At the Medal Ceremony at the 2017 European U20 Championships, Skvartsova stood down from the podium when the anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina was played instead of the anthem of Belarus.[2] Skvartsova waited for the flag to be raised, and then walked some distance from the podium, and waited in silent protest for the music to finish. After the music stopped, she spoke with officials, who appeared to ask her to take part in the remainder of the ceremony, which Skvartsova politely declined to do.[3]


References

  1. WWOS Staff. "Belarus triple jumper Violetta Skvortsova smirks and walks off over wrong anthem at medal ceremony". Nine.com.au. Nine Network. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. "She left because the wrong hymn started to play". YouTube. NEXTA Media. Retrieved 22 November 2021.



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