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Earlier, the European Gymnastics Union reported that most members of the Russian delegation received visas to participate in the European Championships.
Member of the Russian national team Muhammadjon Yakubov was given a Croatian visa to travel to the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships; he will fly to Zagreb on Monday, the press service of the Russian Gymnastics Federation told TASS.
On August 15, it became known that the team went to the competition without Yakubov. The European Championship starts on August 19.
“Together with him (Yakubov. - RBC) will be his personal trainer Dmitry Sukhorukov, who received a visa a long time ago, but did not go with the team to Croatia earlier, as he decided to wait for his student,” the federation reported.
At the last Russian Championship, Yakubov became the best in floor exercise.
Earlier, the European Gymnastics Union reported that after lengthy discussions with the Croatian authorities and the local gymnastics federation, “the majority” of members of the Russian delegation received visas. They will perform at competitions without national symbols.

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