The RGF confirms via Telegram. Angelina Melnikova attended the Congress in Prague and gave a speech. ‘ ✅ The European Gymnastics Congress voted to reinstate Russian athletes' eligibility for competitions under the organization's auspices. This opens access for artistic and rhythmic gymnastics to qualifying tournaments for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. In trampoline, athletes can qualify for the Olympics without going through European competitions. 🗳 Delegates from 46 of the 50 countries that are members of European Gymnastics participated in the vote. Twenty-seven countries voted to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete. The Russian delegation was led by Marat Filippov, Vice President of the Russian Olympic Committee and Secretary of the Presidential Council for Physical Culture and Sport. 💬 Oleg Belozerov, President of the Russian Gymnastics Federation, noted the importance of the decision: "We positively evaluate the position taken by European Gy...
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Ok, if IOC will ban whole Russian team from Rio, that means that we will see Mustafina in Tokyo 2020?
ReplyDeleteIf so, her supreme performances in Bern are to be her swan songs, I suppose.
DeleteI doubt we'll see Aliya in 2017, let alone Tokyo! There's now even a chance we'll never see her compete again!
ReplyDeleteSigh. This is all so awful.
All the United States papers are stating the ban went through....WTF?!!! These are reputable papers.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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