It's only fitting Ukraine gets something that would have belonged to Russia

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2023/10/01/ukraine-mens-gymnastics-olympics-russia/ [login to see] 7/
Sometimes, even if it’s in the smallest of ways, justice is done.

Ukraine’s men qualified for the Paris Olympics on Sunday, getting the last spot in the 12-team field Sunday at the world gymnastics championships. A spot effectively freed up because Russia, the reigning Olympic champion, is banned from these world championships for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

This does not make up for the barbarism Russia has committed in Ukraine, and no one will pretend it does. Nor does it absolve the spinelessness of the International Olympic Committee and the International Gymnastics Federation for being willing to forgive the unforgivable because they want to curry favor with Vladimir Putin.