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It does feel really bizarre to be at the World Championships again sixteen years later. That was very special. At that time, it was really a different era in gymnastics. At 18, you were almost past your peak. The world champions were almost always 15 or 16 years old – in prepuberty, so to speak. #WKturnen #SanneWevers #Turnen (translated)

Three Russian gymnasts have been excluded from participating in the World Championships in Rotterdam due to a lack of visas from the Dutch government, leading to outrage and accusations of discrimination by the Russian Gymnastics Federation. #WKTurnen #RussischeSporters #VisaWeigering (translated)

The Russian gymnastics federation reports that world all-around champion Angelina Melnikova and her colleagues Viktoria Listunova and Anna Kalmykova are not receiving a visa from the Netherlands to participate in the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, which jeopardizes their participation in the 2028 Olympic Games. #WKTurnen #AngelinaMelnikova #Rusland (translated)

The Russian gymnastic federation is furious because world champion Angelina Melnikova and two other top gymnasts have not received visas to participate in the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, which they consider direct discrimination. #WKturnen #AngelinaMelnikova #RussischeGymbond (translated)

The Russian gymnastics federation is furious because the reigning world champion in the all-around, Angelina Melnikova, and two other top gymnasts have not received visas to participate in the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam, which they consider as direct discrimination against Russian athletes. #AngelinaMelnikova #WKTurnen #Rusland (translated)