Swimming global governing body FINA has banned Russian Olympic champion Evgeny Rylov from all competitions for nine months due to his participation in a pro-war rally. In a statement on Thursday evening, FINA acknowledged the decision of the its disciplinary panel. The ban came into force on Wednesday. Moscow sharply criticized the decision, calling it a politicization of sport that harms international competitions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, according to the Interfax agency. “We think this contradicts the values of sport. In the end, it harms the international federations…