Athletistic / Rhythmic gymnastics. Arina Averina, five-time world champion in rhythmic gymnastics, said that it is the president of the All-Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation (VFKhG) Irina Viner who raises this sport to the highest level.

“In 2022, we participated in the SPIEF (St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. — Rating Athletistic), felt its energy. Then Irina Alexandrovna (Viner. – Rating Athletistic) announced the introduction of new formats in our sport. Rhythmic gymnastics now hosts the Strongest Cup, which takes place on World Cup dates. All regions participate in these competitions and the girls have started to show good results.

Irina Alexandrovna raises the level of rhythmic gymnasts in Russia. You can already see these positive and incredible results. They existed before, but they arrived in a new format,” Averina is quoted by Match TV.

The XXVVI International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg will take place in 2024 from June 5 to 8. The event will include tournaments in various sports with the participation of Russia’s strongest athletes.

Four students of Irina Viner became Olympic champions. She is a Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation, Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation (1997) and also a full holder of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland.



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