Russia concluded the final selection procedures for naming its men's and women's Rio Olympic teams. Russian coach Andrei Rodionenko announced the teams to reports today in Round Lake, according to R Sport.

WOMEN

Angelina Melnikova
Aliya Mustafina (captain)
Maria Paseka
Daria Spiridonova
Seda Tutkhalyan

Reserves:
Yevgenia Shelgunova (replaced Ksenia Afanasyeva)
Natalia Kapitonova


Afanasyeva would likely have been headed to Rio, but has retired today due to medical reasons. She is currently in the hospital with kidney stones, which will take several weeks to recover from.

MEN

Denis Ablyazin
David Belyavski
Nikita Ignatyev
Nikolai Kuksenkov (captain)
Nikita Nagorny

Reserves:
Vladislav Polyashov
Ivan Stretovich


With the recent findings of the McLaren report, it is still undecided as to whether Russia will be completely banned from competing in Rio due to widespread doping, but there is currently no evidence that any gymnasts have been involved. The FIG expressed its concerns with this possible blanket ban, noting that that not all Russian athletes of all sports should be banned and found guilty for actions in other sports and federations.

It would be a huge shame, and highly unfair, for Russian gymnastics to not be able to field their talented teams in Rio. Not only would it decrease the level of the competitive field at the most important event of the quad, but the results of the Games would feel tainted by their absence.


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