‘I was born and raised in Voronezh, my sports career began here and it was Voronezh that I always represented at international competitions. I am not ending my sports career, but I want to try to contribute to the fate of my hometown not only as an athlete, but also as a citizen.’
Source: Sportrian
Gymnast Melnikova runs for Voronezh City Duma
Angelina has put forward her candidacy for the United Russia primaries, according to registration data on the official portal of the political party's preliminary voting.
The Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics is running as a non-partisan candidate. She is running for the post of deputy of the Voronezh City Duma from the 23rd electoral district. Her job title indicates that she is an athlete-instructor of the Russian national artistic gymnastics team.