Altogether 33 countries have submitted their definitive entries for participation in the 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships to be organized in Baku on June 13-15. 32 countries will perform in the individual tournament among the juniors and 21 teams of the Old World will compete in the events of senior group teams, i. e. each country can be represented with 4 individual junior athletes (with one reserve) and with one senior team in group exercises.
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The Crimean crisis, the unrest in the Ukraine ... all this moves of course also the Ukrainian athletes, gymnasts and coaches. Thus, there are numerous opinions and appeals in the internet. Well-known names, such as the former artistic world star Lilya Podkopaeva or rhythmic gymnast Anna Bessonova or spoke out. This did recently, the two-time all-around world champion of rhythmic gymnastics in the Seventies (1977, '79), who later evolved to her famous mother's side Albina to head of the world...