Russian national team won eight awards and topped unofficial medal standings at the completed European Artistic Gymnastics Championships, as per TASS.
David Belyavskiy in pommel horse exercises, Artur Dalalolyan in vault exercises and Angelina Melnikova in floor exercises became European Champions bringing three gold medals to the national team’s collection. Dalalolyan won silver in individual multidiscipline event, which is resounding success for the newcomer in adult competitions. The second and the third silver awards were added to the national team’s collection by Elena Eremina in bars exercises and Dmitri Lankin in floor exercises. Nikita Nagornyy and David Belyavskiy took the third place in parallel bars exercises and in horizontal bar routine correspondently.
Meanwhile, national team coaches have noted that the team has been considerably renewed and it is at the beginning of the career, so it is not the time for drawing serious conclusions yet. The head coach Andrei Rodionenko has claimed that gymnasts winning the competitions will be selected together with the rest for participation in the World Championships in Canada this autumn. All coaches and sportsmen will have to focus on meticulous work with a view to 2020 Olympics.
Artur Dalalolyan and Elena Eremina declared themselves very confidently at the competitions and have all chances to stay in the national team and take part in the Olympic Games in future.
Russkiy Mir
