
Medalist in Rio handed the keys to the BMW on the Red Square
• medalist in Rio handed the keys to a BMW Red Square
The August sun floods the Ivanovo area. Near-white tent in a row lined up brand new BMW X-series - a few minutes of car keys will be handed the Olympic medalists of the Russian national team. Such machines are already Olympians gave eight years ago.





From the planned 387 people Russia at the Games were 274 sportsmen. The youngest gymnast Angelina Melnikova, 16 years.


Each machine Olympian waited volunteer from BMW, who spoke in detail about the car. Holders of gold medals taken away the keys to the BMW X6, silver medalists got the BMW X4, bronze - BMW X3.

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Russian team in synchronized swimming with the "gold" in the hands.

Although the doping scandal, and non-admission of athletes, the team managed to win 4th place in the overall medal standings. Literally in the last hours of the Olympics, Russians politely but firmly moved the fifth place team in Germany. In its asset we took 56 medals: 19 gold, 18 silver and 19 bronze.


Russian Prime Minister hands over the keys of the BMW Games gold medalist in fencing Jan Egoryan.
Athletes congratulated Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He thanked Olympians for a brilliant performance at the Games in Rio.
You did it in the conditions of unprecedented pressure exerted on our team, our entire sporting community, but just for the rest of our country! But, as if someone tried, they failed to disrupt the Olympic Games in Russia, you have proven to the world that the victory of our sports have nothing to do with doping, nor with any other sins. Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's prime minister




Natalia Natalia Kuziutina, judo.

together with the winners of the Games on the Red Square, the double champion of the 2012 Olympic Games, athlete Yelena Isinbayeva, who recently announced the end to his sports career.






Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko, of course, was also at the presentation. After completion of the official part Mutko together with athletes passed to the machines.

Bronze medalist in the sprint Denis Dmitriev.


Vlad Chigirova driving a BMW X6.


The shooter from St. Petersburg Kirill Grigorian won at the Olympics in Rio bronze.


Maria Borisova, together with other members of the Russian national water polo won the Olympic bronze.

Not all were leaving Red Square behind the wheel of a brand new BMW. Yachtswoman Stefania Elfutina went home in the passenger seat.
