16. Dezember 2015  
Moscow, Russia  
Artistic Gymnastics

Russia's Anna Pavlova retired

Russia's former top-star of artistic gymnastics Anna PAVLOVA announced her official retirement from racing. The 28-year old, who dressed the body of Azerbaijan the last three years, had won two bronze medals (with the team and on vault) at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, when she represented Russia. Also she participated in the 2008 Olympics, where Russia ranked on fourth team pleace. Her coach in her young years was her mother Natalia Pavlova.
Pavlova's last international medal dates back to the 2014 European Championships in Sofia, where she won the silver medal on vault - the first for his new country Azerbaijan). In her list to seven medals in the maximum continental competition (five silvers and two bronzes), not forgetting the all-around to the triumph as European  Junior Champion on balance beam in 2000 and also silver at the 2001 Good will Games .
Now Anna Pavlova will train for the sports school in Moscow, where already teach the mother Natalia and brother Mikhail.