The MAYOR congratulated the heroes of the World Aquatics Championships

"Welcome home! Thank you for your character!" These were the greetings on digital street screens that greeted the Russian national team, which triumphantly completed its performance at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. In neutral status, Russian athletes won 18 medals: 6 gold, 8 silver and 4 bronze. The MAER media holding launched greetings along the athletes' route from the airport.

"Boundless joy! Immediately, there was this aura of support and the fact that we were really expected. We waited not just as ordinary athletes, but as heroes who returned and proved that we had not just sat idly by all these years, but had been preparing. As an athlete, I am very grateful to our federation, to all those involved, who organized all this for us and gave us such an opportunity to finally compete at the international start. This is very valuable!" said Ivan Kozhakin, the world swimming champion in the men's combined relay.
The Russian athletes took the fourth place in the medal standings.

Synchronized swimmers won 7 medals, including three gold medals. Synchronized swimmer Alexander Maltsev reached the podium all three times: twice in individual sports and once in the technical duet program with Maya Gurbanberdieva. Silver and bronze medals were won by divers.

The swimmers won three gold, four silver and one bronze medals. Our athletes won four medals on the final day. The men's team became the best in the combined four 100-meter relay. This is the first gold in this form since 1973, and with a world record. Russian swimmers and the 4×100-meter mixed relay won the World Cup with a record.

"When I entered the relay race, I understood that we would definitely compete for prizes, and we had a chance to win, so I had no doubt in the guys, I adjusted to my stage, to give the maximum, and we coped. I even felt supported at the World Cup. So many people wrote, supported, there was news about it everywhere, it's really very nice. And the way we were greeted now is also a lot of emotions, and it's also nice," said world champion Daria Klepikova.

In total, Russian athletes have set two European records, three World Championships records and nine Russian records. Congratulations to the athletes, posted on media facades and digital screens throughout the capital, were seen by about 3 million more people along with the athletes.

"Our guys are real heroes! This is the first championship for swimmers since 2021. Even in a neutral status, Russian athletes have shown that without us, world sport does not just lose its entertainment value, it loses the most important thing — the principle of competitiveness. Because 18 medals is an indicator of our strength, our character. That's why we posted the phrase on our media facades: "Thank you for your character!“After all, the guys didn't just bring our aquatic species back from isolation. They opened the door "from the foot". And it won't close now. And we will tell you about it," said Konstantin Mayor, the owner and CEO of the MAER media holding.