The silver medallists were awarded the Order for Services to the Fatherland, I degree, and the bronze medallists received the Order for Services to the Fatherland, II degree. Track-and-field instructor and athlete Natalya Nazarova received the Order of Friendship. The ceremony took place in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s Malachite Hall.
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State decorations presented to silver and bronze medallists at the London Olympics
Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov presented state decorations to silver and bronze medallists at the London Olympics.