Russian athletes kiss in gay protest?
Russian athletes Kseniya Ryzhova and Tatyana Firova have shared a kiss on the winner’s podium after the pair won the women’s 4 x 400 metres relay gold medal on the weekend at the World Althetics Championships in Moscow.
Whilst Russian officials claim that the two athletes where simply exchanging a congratulatory kiss, social media went into meltdown claiming that the kiss was a protest against the harsh Russian laws that ban gay and lesbian ‘propaganda’.
Neither runner has commented publicly.