AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementHe has been handed a lifetime ban by the Lithuanian Powerlifting Federation, and his social media accounts have since been switched to private. "I feel unsafe and uneasy that this person is standing beside me with massive weight, with what can go wrong, with the amount of weight on your back. I feel that's what has been missing - we have been made to compete in places we didn't feel welcome. In a statement the IPF said: "The IPF unequivocally condemns racism, discrimination, and hateful conduct in all its forms. Following Kusinas' lifetime ban by the Lithuanian Powerlifting Federation, it said in a statement: "We would like to address the situation that unfolded on socal media.