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Grace in flight
Photo: Roman Unashev.
On Sunday, October 27, the All-Russian rhythmic gymnastics competition in memory of Maria Oktyabrskaya started in Tomsk. 250 gymnasts from 26 cities of Siberia, the Urals and the Far East take part in the tournament. The Tomsk national team consists of students from the Tomsk children's and youth sports school No. 15 and the Seversk gymnastics school named after. R. Kuznetsova.
The competition takes place in two stages. During the qualifying round, the six strongest teams will be determined. Then the finalists will perform in an individual program and group exercises with ribbon, mace, ball and rope. The skills of the participants are assessed by the Honored Coach of Russia, international judge Elena Arais and multiple world and European champion, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR in rhythmic gymnastics Galima Shugurova.
The tournament will end on October 29 at 13:00.