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The Russian team in training yesterday - photograph AND BREAKING NEWS
Some kind soul - an anonymous contributor - sent RRG a link to this photograph of our team in training just yesterday, listening carefully to the feedback of international judge and member of the FIG...
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Sport, friendship and the Olympics - reflections on McLaren...
BREAKING - President Putin on the McLaren report - http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/52537What is happening today, is perhaps the end of an era. The end of an era when sport was truly...
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BREAKING - IOC STATEMENT; IOC decision on Russia's participation in Riopostponed
Via the Artistic Gymnastics group on vk.comStatement from the IOC. VERY IMPORTANT TO READ. Participation on an individual or country basis has still to be decided based on legal considerations....
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FIG Athletes Commission supports Russian gymnasts in participating inthe Rio...
http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/site/figNews/view?id=1609A question I have asked the IOC and WADA on Twitter -
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Should the Russian gymnasts be allowed to compete in Rio? RRG's view
We are waiting for the IOC's decision, this weekend, while they seek legal advice about the implications of a blanket ban. I just wanted to add my thoughts about this to the pot. It isn't a purely...
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The Russian team for Rio - full list of all competitors in all sports
The Russian Olympic Committee today met to discuss a number of matters, but most importantly to endorse the team selections in all sports. Andrei Rodionenko will announce the names formally tomorrow,...
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Ksenia Afanasyeva takes retirement
Leading Russian gymnast since 2007, Ksenia Afanasyeva has retired from gymnastics for medical reasons, reports Alexei Fililov from R Sport. Valentina Rodionenko explained that Ksenia has a serious...
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'We will only compete under the Russian flag'
As background, it is possible that the Russian gymnastics team may be affected by an IOC ban of all Russian sports, because of evidence of state-sponsored doping. But gymnastics, along with ten other...
View ArticleThe Lost Generation of the Olympics: Gymnastics and the Holy Grail
Once upon a time, there were six little girls ...The little girls became gymnasts, and the gymnasts became Champions - but never Olympic Champions.Politics got in the way. 'Their' Olympics, the 1984...
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'No regrets' - Aliya Mustafina reflects on her career - interview withElena...
An interview by Elena Vaitsekhovskaya with Aliya Mustafina, captain of the Russian artistic gymnastics team in Rio 2016. With many thanks to Marina Vulis for the translation.Just like four years ago,...
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Timetable for IOC decision about Russia's participation in the OlympicGames
The Guardian sets out the timetable for the IOC decision and summarises the different...
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No blanket ban on Russia at Rio Olympics
Blanket ban has been rejected. Decision on individual participation to be taken by sports' governing bodies, in gymnastics' case the FIG. No one with a prior record of doping, even if they have...
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FIG statement about participation of Russia's gymnasts in the OlympicGames
Find the original - http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1104002974775&ca=df37f23d-2358-4c45-b6f7-d22d02cf6106The statement will include details of rhythmic as well as artistic gymnasts.
View ArticleThe IOC decision - (just) my reflections and opinion ...
Some people aren't really thinking clearly about the IOC decision to delegate decision making to the governing bodies. Some track and field athletes in particular have made outspoken statements...
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Russian team departs for Rio - video
Television channel Russia 1 covered the departure of the Russian team from Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow, yesterday. The Russians are now safely arrived in Rio, [the pictures are of their arrival,...
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Natalia Kapitonova - personal travelogue to Rio
Natalia, seen left here in this personal picture with team mates Angelina Melnikova and Maria Paseka, is a relative newcomer to the senior national team, but not its youngest member - having turned 16...
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Russian artistic gymnasts - all clean, cleared to compete in Rio!Breaking...
BBC radio just announced that Russian artistic gymnastics team has been officially cleared to compete in Rio! #cleanrussianathletes #IOC #WADAOh happy, happy day!Valentina Rodionenko alert ...1. Maria...
View ArticleRussian gymnastics and the Olympics - success through adversity - andsome...
It is interesting, in my opinion, to read this article (link below) and to understand how the Russian doping scandal is understood by Russian citizens and athletes. It shows that 'another' perspective...
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Video interview with Ablyazin, Starkin, Alfosov - translation
Exclusive interview with the first Russian athletes to arrive in RioTranslation by Liubov BaladzhaevaAthletes are escorted throughout the airport so that they can get to the Olympic village without...
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Video interviews with Valentina Rodionenko and Nikolai Kuksenkov - translations
.Video interview with Valentina Rodionenko and Nikolai KuksenkovTranslation by Liubov BaladzhaevaInterview took place before the IOC decision to allow clean Russian athletes to participate in the...
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