Daria Spiridinova - impossible to forget. Picture courtesy of RGF As Russia's young gymnasts prove their mettle at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Tbilisi this week - see RRG's Facebook page and Twitter account for results and updates - Valentina Rodionenko reports on an upcoming international competition that will be a testing ground for the Russian team in preparation for the World Championships. I would suggest we might expect more news over the coming days - the usual pattern of Valentina's press activity is for news to be released piecemeal to several different sources, often providing conflicting information - so don't expect anything conclusive here. So now, read on as Valentina has her say : All the leaders of the Russian national team in gymnastics will perform at a tournament in Georgia MOSCOW, July 31 - R-Sport, Maria Vorobyov. All the leaders of the Russian national team in gymnastics will take part in the Rusudan Sikharulidze...
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