Euros 2015: Russia names delegation

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Following the Russian National Championships last week, the gymnasts representing Russia at the upcoming European Championships in Montpellier have provisionally been announced.

The 2015 Europeans Championships is an Individual Apparatus and All Around competition only – no team competition will take place.

WAG

  • Ksenia Afanaseyva (Floor)
  • Maria Kharenkova (Beam & AA)
  • Alla Sosnitskaya (Vault)
  • Daria Spiridonova (Bars)

MAG

  • Denis Ablyazin (Floor & Vault)
  • David Belyavskiy (AA)
  • Nikita Ignyatev (AA)
  • Nikolai Kuksenkov (High Bar)
  • Nikita Nagorniy (High Bar)
  • Matvei Petrov (Pommel Horse & Rings)

Anastasia Grishina sat out the Russian Nationals due to a knee injury, Aliya Mustafina has been dealing with a back injury for a number of months and is sitting the European Championships out. Although Viktoria Komova competed, she has, at this time, not been selected to compete at Europeans.

* Please note the listed apparatus may not be fully correct due to Google translation

Image via Gety Images.

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