Daria Klishina, the 2017 world long jump silver medalist, has lost her apartment in Tver, Russia. The local authorities confiscated the flat, which was granted to her in 2011 on the condition she compete in the Olympic Games for Russia. The athlete, who has competed under a neutral flag for years due to doping suspicions in Russian sports, has been labeled a 'traitor' in her homeland. She is now formally homeless.

Apartment confiscation in Tver

Authorities in the Russian city of Tver confiscated a one-room apartment from Daria Klishina, which she received in 2011. It was the only address where she was registered in Russia.

Condition of Olympic participation

The apartment transfer was conditional: Klishina could become the owner only after competing in the Olympic Games representing Russia. She did not fulfill this condition.

Career under a neutral flag

The athlete, even during her greatest success – the world silver medal in London in 2017 – competed under a neutral flag. This followed the doping scandal in Russian sports.

Strained relations with homeland

In Russia, Klishina was called a 'traitor' for competing under a neutral flag. The apartment confiscation is seen as another reprisal against an athlete who distanced herself from the system.

Russian track and field athlete Daria Klishina, the world long jump silver medalist, has been stripped of her apartment in her hometown of Tver. The local authorities' decision has left the athlete in a state of formal homelessness, as this was her only registered address in Russia. The case reveals the mechanism of conditional state rewards for athletes and the consequences of their subsequent choices. Russian sports faced broad international sanctions after the revelation of an institutionalized doping system ahead of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) imposed penalties, forcing Russian athletes to compete under a neutral flag for years and stripping Russia of the right to host major events. The apartment in question is a studio flat granted by the Tver authorities in 2011. The transfer was not unconditional. As Klishina explained, according to the agreement, full ownership rights were to be obtained only after competing in the Olympic Games representing Russia. She did not meet this condition, as she has competed as a neutral athlete for years. Consequently, the authorities had the right to withdraw the property. „„I'm homeless in Russia”” — Daria Kliszyna Daria Klishina's story is emblematic of the fates of Russian athletes who chose to compete under a neutral flag amid sanctions. Her greatest success – the world silver medal in London in 2017 – was achieved under this banner. In her homeland, she faced harsh criticism and stigmatization. Now, years later, the apartment confiscation represents the material dimension of this pressure. The situation shows how athlete support systems can be used as tools of political control. The lack of clear property regulations in such cases leaves athletes in a difficult legal situation. The fact of the apartment's confiscation has been confirmed by the athlete herself, Daria Klishina, in statements to the media. Reports are consistent across three independent news sources. The case raises questions about the ethical aspects of sports funding in systems where rewards are conditional on loyalty to the state. Klishina is not the only athlete to experience the consequences of political decisions. Her case may set a precedent for other Russian athletes who have taken a similar path. In a broader context, this incident sheds light on the difficult situation of Russian athletes on the international stage, who must balance their careers with relations with their homeland. The case is presented as an example of persecution of a person who distanced herself from a corrupt system and paid a high price. | A possible narrative suggests the athlete knowingly failed to meet the terms of an agreement with authorities who supported her early in her career, resulting in legal consequences.

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  • Daria Klishina — Russian track and field athlete, world long jump silver medalist from London (2017). Competes under a neutral flag. Reported the confiscation of her apartment in Tver by authorities.