Zakharova showed a trick with a ball at the basketball championship in Izhevsk

On April 25, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, took part in the superfinal of the CAS BASKET school basketball league in Izhevsk and showed a trick with a ball.

According to RIA Novosti, the diplomat joined the freestylers who performed stunts for the public. Zakharova spun a basketball on her finger.

The game was held at the UDS Arena, where basketball fans, athletes and representatives of various fields met.

On September 4, 2025, Zakharova told about a conversation with a high-ranking Chinese official, who explained her popularity in China not by frequent statements against the United States, but by her beauty.