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Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
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Location | Penza, Russia |
Date | March 28 – April 10, 2016 |
The 2016 Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Penza, Russia between 28 March - 10 April 2016.[1]
Senior WAG | |
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1 | Aliya Mustafina |
2 | Angelina Melnikova |
3 | Seda Tutkhalyan |
4 | Ksenia Afanasyeva |
5 | Daria Spiridonova |
Senior MAG | |
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1 | Denis Ablyazin |
2 | David Belyavskiy |
3 | Nikolai Kuksenkov |
4 | Nikita Ignatyev |
5 | Nikita Nagornyy |
On Saturday, April 2, new national champion Nikolai Kuksenkov was suspended from the Russian men's championships in Penza after it was revealed he tested positive for the banned substance meldonium.[3] 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.[4]