Russian gymnasts still not issued visas 4 days before departure for the World Cup

Russian athletes have not yet received visas to participate in the World Championships in gymnastics in Rotterdam. This was reported in his Telegram channel Olympic champion Angelina Melnikova.

"We still don't have visas," the gymnast wrote.

The tournament will be held from 17 to 25 October. Earlier this week, the Russian Gymnastics Federation reported that the team’s departure to the Netherlands is scheduled for October 11 and “interaction with all parties continues to resolve the visa issue as quickly as possible.”.

In August, nine of the 65 members of the Russian delegation, including Melnikova, were denied visas to Croatia. But later the decision was revised: Melnikova, Anna Kalmykova, Leyla Vasilyeva and Alexei Usachev visas still issued, and they were able to perform at the tournament.

As a result, in Zagreb, Melnikova took gold in personal all-around and in the reference jump, bronze on a log and in freestyle exercises.