26. November 2008  
Moskau / Russland  
Artistic Gymnastics

Anna Pavlova unsure of return ...

Anna Pawlowa (RUS)

The Russian gymnast Anna PAWLOWA, at the this year OLYMPIC GAMES   in Bejing (China) with a furiosely comeback, is unsure she can return to competition:

In november in Stuttgart (Germany) she dismounting after a jump of balance beam. Succession: laceration on crucial ligament.

"The situation is ernst", said the 20 years old Pavlova. "The exact diagnosis, I cannot say, but it seems to be serious enough. I don't even know when I can leave, as everything will depend on how my body heals. We don't even talk about training again in the near future. Without a doubt, it won't be in the next six months."

>> Russian doctors in Moskau operated on the knee this week.
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