The swimmer from Irkutsk Oblast was stripped of a medal at the 6th Russian Chinese Youth Games

At the Russian Chinese Games in Irkutsk swimmer Dmitry Zelenin was stripped of his medal after disqualification in the 50 meter butterfly final. Judges said he broke the rules at the finish by making a breaststroke movement instead of butterfly. He had already won silver and two bronzes at the event.

Swimmer Dmitry Zelenin was stripped of his medal at the Russian-Chinese Games, which are taking place in Irkutsk.
The athlete broke the rules in the final of the 50-meter butterfly event and was disqualified in this event.
- The athlete was disqualified for breaking the rules. He was supposed to swim butterfly, but at the finish he made a breaststroke movement, said judge Sergei Kulikov.

Dmitry Zelenin has already won a silver medal in the 4x50-meter medley relay, and bronze medals in the 50-meter breaststroke and freestyle events at the Russian-Chinese Games.