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Russian gymnasts receive honorary certificates at the Government House

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Emin Garibov, Aliya Mustafina and Maria Paseka received national awards this week, in recognition of their team's gold medal winning achievements at the 2013 Universiade in Kazan (9 gold medals out of a possible 14).  


Russia's Prime Minister, Dmitri Medvedev, presented the awards.


The photographs are from Aliya Mustafina's fan page on VK.com, and RIA Novosti.

Congratulations to all the team!  Maladyets!

Russia's gold medal winning teams at the Universiade 2013, Kazan:

Nikolai Kuksenkov, Emin Garibov, David Belyavski, Denis Ablyazin, Nikita Ignatyev

Aliya Mustafina, Ksenia Afanasyeva, Anna Dementyeva, Tatiana Nabiyeva, Maria Paseka

9 gold medals (MAG and WAG teams, Kuksenkov (All Around, Pommel Horse), Garibov (Parallel Bars, High Bar), Mustafina  (All Around, Uneven Bars), Afanasyeva (Vault, Floor)), 6 silver medals (Ablyazin (Rings, Vault), Belyavksi (Parallel Bars), Nabiyeva (Uneven Bars), Afanasyeva (All Around), Mustafina (Beam)), 3 bronze medals (Belyavski (All Around, Floor), Paseka (Vault))


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