The 2016
Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships The Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships is an annual Russian national artistic gymnastics competition. It is organized by the Ministry of Sport (Russia), Ministry of Sport and the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Federation and financed from the Fe ...
was held in
Penza
Penza ( rus, Пе́нза, p=ˈpʲɛnzə) is the largest city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, Penza had a population of 517,311, making it the 38th-l ...
,
Russia
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between 28 March - 10 April 2016.
Medalists
European Championships Selection
Meldonium Incident
On Saturday, April 2, new national champion
Nikolai Kuksenkov
Nikolai Yulievich Kuksenkov (russian: Николай Юльевич Куксенков, uk, Микола Юлійович Куксенков; born 2 June 1989) is a retired Russian gymnast who won a silver medal in the team event at the 2016 Su ...
was suspended from the Russian men's championships in Penza after it was revealed he tested positive for the banned substance meldonium. On Friday, April 15, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency notified the Russian Gymnastics Federation that it had officially lifted Kuksenkov's suspension, formally allowing him to return to competition. The news came after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) admitted that "there is currently limited data available" on how long meldonium stays in the system after use.
References
External links
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Official site
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