Junior and Senior Women’s Russian Championships are starting today in Penza. Most of the top gymnasts are missing it due to the fears of catching COVID-19 but the federation decided to still proceed with the competition...
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Despite record infection rates and overwhelmed hospitals, life in Russia largely continues as usual, with very few restrictions. For example, Alexey Nemov is still proceeding with his annual gymnastics show that will take place...
Eight Russian gymnasts will participate in November at the Friendship and Solidarity Competition in Japan organized by the FIG. Earlier, Valentina Rodionenko announced the names of the gymnasts: Nikita Nagornyy, Artur...
Valery Starkin, the head of the Penza Gymnastics Federation, told media that the upcoming Russian Championships will be held without spectators: “Due to the situation with the coronavirus, the competition will take place...
Valentina Rodionenko confirmed that Russian MAG and WAG athletes plan on attending a friendly competition in Hiroshima, Japan on November 8th. Morinari Watanabe, the president of the FIG, facilitated Russia’s participation...
The Russian Championships that were supposed to include both senior and junior competitions were originally scheduled for March and April for women and men respectively. They were originally postponed and then canceled. The...
The 2020 Russian Championships were due to take place in March (for WAG) and April (for MAG) and serve as trials for the respective European Championships. Some of the WAG competitors even arrived in Penza a few days before the...
It took the decision of the Ministry of Sports to make the Russian Gymnastics Federation postpone the nationals. The WAG Russian Championships were slated to start this week in Penza and some of the athletes have already arrived...
A wave of cancellation of sporting events hit the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the latest developments have been the cancellation of the rest of the NCAA gymnastics season. While the Russian government seems to...
Denis Abliazin underwent surgery on both legs in November, after an old injury got aggravated in practice and he suffered multiple fractures. He has returned to training in early December, working on his upper body strength while...