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Russia wins two golds at Hungarian Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup

Xinhua, August 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Russia won two gold medals in both individual and group all-around competitions at the Hungarian Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Budapest on Saturday.

The two-time world champion in the all-around Yana Kudryavtseva of Russia won the gold medal in the individual all-around event with 75.300 points, while Margarita Mamun, also of Russia took the silver medal with 75.050 points, and Melitina Staniouta of Belarus got the bronze medal with 73.150 points.

Kudryavtseva was 1st in hoop with 19.100 points, first in ball with 19.150 points, first in clubs with 18.800 points and third in ribbon with 18.250 points.

Among the 14 groups participating in the all-round event, the Russian group performed the best in both exercises (5 ribbons, and 6 clubs and 2 hoops), claiming the group all-round gold medal with 35.650 points. The Israeli group got the silver medal with 34.800 points, while the Italian group won the bronze medal with 34.750 points.

The World Cup, featuring athletes from 33 countries and regions, has been underway since Friday. It continues on Sunday with individual and group events. Endi