On May 18, local time, the official website of the Russian Gymnastics Federation announced that, russian gymnasts were approved Wednesday by the Federation’s Executive Committee to use the Russian flag and play the national anthem of Russia in international competitions. The decision applies to all five gymnastics events under the Russian gymnastics federation: Competitive Gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline, acrobatics and aerobics.
President of the Russian Gymnastics Federation Belozerov said that the Russian Gymnastics Federation welcomes the decision of the World Gymnastics Federation to fully reinstate the eligibility of Russian athletes to compete, the right to use the national flag and anthem. This is an important step to strengthen the unity of the world gymnastics community and protect the interests of athletes.
Russian acrobatic gymnasts will be the first to compete in the World Cup Series in Bulgaria and Azerbaijan from May 29 to 31, June 5 to 7 and June 19 to 21.