Young Russian gymnast Yuna Nefedova recently won an international competition in Helsinki, Finland, just ahead of her 15th birthday. Yuna is one of a new generation of gymnasts who comes from Tula, home of the two Ksenias Semenova and Afanasyeva. Her coach is Olga Baranova and she is currently training at the Central Army Sport Club, Vatutinky. A link to a video and pictures of Yuna can be found here , and there is a brief report on the Russian Federation's website here . Well done Yuna!
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