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'''Kseniya Olegovna Vdovina''' ({{lang-ru|Ксения Олеговна Вдовина}}; born April 19, 1987) is a [[Russia]]n [[Sprint (race)|sprint]] [[Track and field athletics|athlete]], originally from [[Lipetsk]]. |
'''Kseniya Olegovna Vdovina''' ({{lang-ru|Ксения Олеговна Вдовина}}; born April 19, 1987) is a [[Russia]]n [[Sprint (race)|sprint]] [[Track and field athletics|athlete]], originally from [[Lipetsk]]. |
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==Alleged activism against Russia's "homosexual propaganda" law == |
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Ryzhova made headlines after winning gold in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the [[2013 World Championships in Athletics]], and thereafter kissing her [[Russian people|Russian]] teammates as they received medals on the podium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDeA2Ky_c2M|title=Kiss between Rhyzova and Firova |work=www.youtube.com|accessdate=19 August 2013}}</ref> On 18 August 2013 SkyNews reported the photo of the kiss between Firova and [[Tatyana Firova]] as a political gesture but later retracted and said that there was a "huge debate on Twitter and other media about whether it was in protest at the government's anti-gay law"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1130071/russian-athletes-kiss-in-protest-at-anti-gay-law|title=Russian Athletes Kiss In Protest At Anti-Gay Law|work=sky.com|accessdate=18 August 2013}}</ref>—a [[LGBT rights in Russia#Bans on .22homosexual propaganda.22|law banning "homosexual propaganda" in Russia]]. On 19 August 2013 [[Aftenposten]] referred to the kissing incident as "Punched against the Homo Law".<ref>[http://beta.aftenposten.no/100Sport/idrettspolitikk/Klinte-til-mot-homoloven-387932_1.snd#.UhIV_k1yFX9 Klinte til mot homoloven]</ref> |
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On an interview to the Italian news agency [[Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata|ANSA]], the athletes denied that the kisses were a protest against the "homosexual propaganda" law<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/altrisport/2013/08/18/bacio-atlete-russe-contro-leggi-anti-gay_9170019.html|title=Atlete russe, bacio non era protesta|work=ansa.it|accessdate=19 August 2013}}</ref>. |
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==Competition record== |
==Competition record== |
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Representing  Russia
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| World Championships | ||
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2013 Moscow | 4 × 400 m relay |
| World Indoor Championships | ||
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2010 Doha | 4x400 m relay |
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2011 Paris | 4x400 m relay |
Kseniya Olegovna Vdovina (Russian: Ксения Олеговна Вдовина; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian sprint athlete, originally from Lipetsk.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2007 | European U23 Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 1st | 4x100 m relay | 43.67 |
| Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 12th (sf) | 200 m | 24.40 | |
| 4th | 4x100 m relay | 44.16 | |||
| 2009 | European U23 Championships | Kaunas, Lithuania | 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:27.59 |
| 2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 2nd | 4x400 m relay | 3:27.44 |
| 2011 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:29.34 |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 1st (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:20.94 | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 7th | 400 m | 50.98 |
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