Lupita translates an article from local news service Tulska Izvestya that confirms the good news of Ksenia Afanasyeva's intention to continue in gymnastics. Deputy Ksenia Afanasyeva : So far , I have no intention to leave sport Мо scow , October 16 th – S ilver medallist at the 2012 London Olympics , Ksenia Afanasyeva, will continue her career in artistic gymnastics . Her mandate as Deputy at the city elections in Bogoroditsk won't lead to her leaving gymnastics , stated Afanasyeva in an interview she gave to the Russian Ministry of Sport ’ s website . " After the end of a sports career, life must go on . I won’t be always in sport . Nevertheless , I don ’ t intend to quit any time soon . My future aims are the Russian Championships , the European Championships and the 2013 U...
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