The Gymnastics Ethics Foundation has found Rhythmic gymnastics judge Evangelia Trikomiti guilty of interfering with scores at the 2024 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships.

Evangelia Trikomiti, a senior gymnastics judge from Cyprus, was banned for four years for manipulating scores to help an athlete from her country qualify for the Paris Olympics.

The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) found that Evangelia Trikomiti changed the scores of Vera Tugolukova at the European Championships to ensure she secured the last European spot for the Paris Olympics. The manipulation was aimed at pushing Tugolukova ahead of her competitors, including Poland’s Liliana Lewińska.