4 Russian Gymnasts Get Visas for European Championships
Four Russian athletes received visas to participate in the European Gymnastics Championships in Croatia.
Consensus
- Four Russian gymnasts received visas to attend the European Championships in Zagreb.
- The four gymnasts who received visas are Angelina Melnikova, Anna Kalmykova, Leila Vasilieva, and Alexey Usachev.
- The European Championships will be held in Zagreb starting August 13.
- The event serves as a qualification tournament for the 2026 World Championships and the 2028 Olympics.
- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Russian embassy in Zagreb were involved in efforts to secure visas.
- The decision to deny visas was initially made by Croatian authorities.
- The initial visa refusal affected nine members of the Russian delegation.
- The visa issue was resolved through diplomatic efforts and cooperation with the Croatian Gymnastics Federation.
Points of divergence
- Viktoriya Listunova was denied a visa again, and the statement was reported by TASS. — vm
- Five additional members of the Russian delegation were denied visas: Viktoriya Listunova, Sergey Naidin, Yevgeny Kisly, coach Yuliy Kuksenkov, and doctor Sergey Gulevsky. — fontanka
- The Russian Gymnastics Federation did not receive official refusal letters from Croatia. — m24
- The initial visa denial affected nine members of the Russian team, including seven athletes, with Melnikova being a key figure. — kommerzant
- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the embassy in Zagreb, and the Croatian Gymnastics Federation were all credited for resolving the issue. — vesti
- The Russian embassy in Zagreb stated that the work was done by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassy, with praise for the Croatian Gymnastics Federation. — vedomosti
Coverage (15 sources)
- Four Russian gymnasts received visas to participate in the European Championships — Коммерсантъ
- Gymnasts Melnikova and Kalmikova received visas to participate in the European Championships in Croatia — Вечерняя Москва
- Russian gymnasts given visas for the European Championships after Croatia's refusal. But not everyone — Фонтанка
- Olympic champion Melnikova received a visa to participate in the European Championships in Croatia — Коммерсантъ
- Four gymnasts from the Russian Federation received visas and will travel to Croatia for the European Championships — Вести
- Four Russian gymnasts received visas to participate in the European Championships — Ведомости
- Gymnasts Angelina Melnikova and Anna Kalmykova received visas to participate in the European Championships in Croatia, reported TASS first vice-president... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Olympic gymnast Lystunova denied visa in Croatia — Москва 24
- Angelina Melnikova called the visa refusal to Croatia a 'disgusting refusal' — Вести
- FIG: Croatia's visa refusal for Russian gymnasts — a dangerous precedent — Вечерняя Москва
- A disgusting way': Croatia left leaders of the Russian national team without the most important European Championship — Фонтанка
- Croatia refused Russian team leaders visas for participation in European Championships in gymnastics — Ведомости
- Gymnasts Melnikova and Listunova did not receive a visa for the European Championship — Вести
- Leaders of the Russian team in artistic gymnastics were not issued visas for participation in the European Championships — Коммерсантъ
- Melnikova and six more gymnasts of the Russian national team did not receive visas for the European Championship — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Croatia
- Angelina Melnikova
- Russia
- Anna Kalmykova
- Zagreb
- Victoria Listunova
- Federal Guard Service
- Moscow
- Federation of Gymnastics
- RIA Novosti
- TASS
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