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The world record of Russian Ivan Zaborskiy in the ultramarathon "Six Days of France" is not recognized. This has sparked heated debates on the Internet. Main: ▪️the athlete won, having run 1047.5 km. This is the best result in history. He finished with the Russian flag in his hands; ▪️later, the organization that registers records announced that Zaborovsky’s achievement would not be recognized; ▪️The International Association of Ultrarunners wrote on its website that it adheres to the World Athletics decision to disqualify athletes from Russia and Belarus. They are allowed to participate in competitions only in neutral status; ▪️on social networks, some users write that this decision is unfair, because sport is outside of politics; ▪️some users criticized the organizers for the fact that Zaborovsky was recorded in the race statistics as a representative of Russia, and for the fact that he showed the Russian flag.