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| 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 serioussurgical procedureand excluded thepossibilityfor the gymnastto compete this season.Balandinalso has problems withthe shoulder joint, and had toundergo surgeryshortly beforethe World Championships in China,which was heldin early October.'
'Balandinwill beginto trainonlyat the beginningof next year',- saidAlfosov. 'We hopeto see himback on the team in January.He is nowat homeundergoing rehabilitationafter surgeryandis in close contactwith his doctor.As for Garibov, he is nowbased at "Round Lake." He is slowlytrying his handon the equipment, and will be back in full training from January 2015.'
DenisAblyazin is now also missing workouts."He justrecentlyhad surgery on his nasal septumandtonightreturnedfrom Germany', he toldTass.'He is missing the current team camp, butin Decemberwill resume trainingatRound Lake'.
Russian men's team camp began on October 26th.After this, Nikolai Kuksenkov andDavidBelyavski will travel toStuttgart, Germanyto perform at theChallenge Cup. Women's teamleaderAliya Mustafina, and AllaSosnitskaia will also represent the team
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'Three moreof our athleteswill be performingat the same timein anothertournament, whichwilltake placein Germany. And we will always have a couple ofthe strongestgymnasts at the DecemberVoroninCupwhich will be heldin Moscow' - added Alfosov.