MAG team captain, Emin Garibov, will return to full training in January after a break to rehabilitate a shoulder injury Albert Starobutsev of Tass has confirmed via an interview with head coach Valeri Alfosov the status of gymnasts competing for the senior national team. In addition to the return of the two stars Garibov and Balandin, he also explained that Russia's only gold medallist at the recent Nanning World Championships, Denis Ablyazin, is resting following an operation on his nose. He also gave details of Russian participants at some upcoming end of season competitions. 'In April this year, Garibov had an operation on a sore shoulder. This was a serious surgical procedure and excluded the possibility for the gymnast to compete this season. Balandin also has problems with the shoulder joint , and had to undergo surgery shortly before the World Championships in China, which was held in early October.' ' Balandin will begi...
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