European Medal of Tolerance Ivo Josipovic and Ex-President of Serbia Boris Tadic at the European Parliament in Brussels by European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation Chairman Alexander Kwasniewski and ECTR Co-Chairman Viatcheslav Kantor, in recognition of the Balkan statesmens’ “significant contribution to promoting, seeking, safeguarding or maintaining tolerance on the European continent”. In 2015 Samuel Eto'o, a famous football-player, was awarded for his fight against racism in football. The European Medal of Tolerance for the 2016 was conferred on film director Andrey Konchalovsky "for his cultural achievements focused on preserving the tragic memory of the past including his film "Paradise". The European Medal of
2004 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships all medals but in a slightly different order: Alina Kabaeva became Olympic champion, Irina Tchachina was second, and Anna Bessonova - third. It was the first major rhythmic gymnastics competition which was contested in Ukraine. The World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships was held in Kyiv in 2013. Next European championships which is to be held in Ukraine is planned to take place in 2020 also in Kyiv. 2004 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships The 20st Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships were held in Kyiv, Ukraine, from June 4 to 6, 2004. 27 national teams participated in the championships. Medals were contested in two