Russian rhythmic gymnasts return to World Championships after five seasons

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · Aug 11, 2026 · 98 words

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What to know about Russian rhythmic gymnasts return to World Championships after five seasons

The Russian rhythmic gymnastics team is participating in the World Championships in Frankfurt am Main. The article lists the competing athletes and the schedule of events from August 12 to 16.

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What happened

The Russian rhythmic gymnastics team will compete at the World Championships in Frankfurt am Main for the first time since 2021, when they won seven gold medals in Kitakyushu.

Why it matters

The 2026 championships will be the last where Russian athletes compete without flag and anthem.

Common ground

The team includes individual gymnasts Maria Borisova and Sofia Ilteryakova, who medaled at the European Championships in May.

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The Russian rhythmic gymnastics team is participating in the World Championships in Frankfurt am Main. The article lists the competing athletes and the schedule of events from August 12 to 16.

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Claim 1: “The team includes individual gymnasts Maria Borisova and Sofia Ilteryakova”

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Inside The Games and a specific team report confirm that Maria Borisova and Sofia Ilteryakova are members of the Russian individual team. Wikipedia entries for both athletes also confirm their status as Russian individual rhythmic gymnasts.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maria Dmitrievna Borisova (Russian: Мария Дмитриевна Борисова; born 17 April 2007) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2024 BRICS Games hoop champion and individual all-around silver …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Borisova_(gymnast)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics National Championship (Russian: Чемпионат России по художественной гимнастике) is an annual rhythmic gymnastics national competition in Russia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_Ch…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sofia Alekseevna Ilteriakova (Russian: София Алексеевна Ильтерякова; off. sp.: Sofiia Ilteriakova; born 7 August 2010) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. On the national level, she is the 2026…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia_Ilteriakova

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Claim 2: “qualification today, individual all-around finals on August 14, group all-around on August 15, and apparatus finals on August 16.”

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The specific daily schedule (qualification today, finals on 14th, 15th, 16th) is not corroborated by the provided evidence; the evidence only confirms the overall date range of August 12-16.

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web search NEUTRAL — Competition in sports. One selection of images showing some of the sporting events that are classed as athletics competitions. Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common go…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition

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web search NEUTRAL — In economics, competition is a scenario where different economic firms [Note 1] are in contention to obtain goods that are limited by varying the elements of the marketing mix: price, product, promoti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition_(economics)

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web search NEUTRAL — A competition or contest is an event where people get together to see who is the best at something. Someone who takes part in a competition ("enters for a competition") is called a competitor.
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competition

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Claim 3: “The group exercises will feature six gymnasts.”

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A web search result listing the Russian national team members explicitly names six gymnasts for the group exercises: Arina Lavrenova, Alisa Eremeeva, Anna Nikolaeva, Sofia Solonskaya, Agata Barekzai, and Daria Melnik. Inside The Games also mentions 'Six gymnasts will represent Russia in the group competition.'

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web search NEUTRAL — The championships acted as a qualification event for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The 3 highest-ranked individuals from the all-around competition (final), with a maximum of two gymnasts p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_World…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rhythmic gymnastics (short: RG) is a type of gymnastics. Rhythmic gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus, accompanied by music, in individual or group events. Gymnasts manipulate one or two app…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythmic_gymnastics

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web search NEUTRAL — 9 standout moments from the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships. Featuring gymnasts from 73 nations, the Frankfurt Worlds showcased the very best of the sport. Here are nine notable moments that m…
https://www.gymnastics.sport/

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Claim 4: “The competition runs August 12-16”

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Two independent sources (a news update and a World Gymnastics YouTube video) confirm the competition dates as August 12-16, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — The organizer is the Croatian Gymnastics Federation, supported by the Government of Croatia and City of Zagreb. This will be the first time that Croatia has hosted the European Championships in artist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_European_Men's_Artistic_G…

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web search NEUTRAL — Updated on 15 August 2026 20:46 GMT+32 min read. The world’s best rhythmic gymnasts are heading to Frankfurt, Germany, from 12- 16 August for the 2026 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, where at…
https://www.olympics.com/en/news/rhythmic-gymnastics-2026-wo…

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web search NEUTRAL — World Gymnastics Official – 42nd World Gymnastics Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships – Frankfurt (GER), 12-16 August 2026. Emotional Varfolomeev triumphs in a terrific Rhythmic World All-Around f…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywQPuDr1aYs

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Claim 5: “who medaled at the European Championships in May”

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Inside The Games reports that both Borisova and Ilteryakova won medals at the European Championships in May. However, another web search result explicitly states that in the May competition, 'Sonya [Ilteryakova] took fifth place, and Masha [Borisova] came in sixth,' which contradicts the claim that they medaled.

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web search NEUTRAL — 30 May.Sonya took fifth place, and Masha came in sixth. Daria Varfolomeev from Germany won gold, Stiliana Nikolova from Bulgaria got silver, and Taisiia Onofriichuk from Ukraine grabbed bronze.
https://skygrace.ru/en/news/sorevnovanie/mariya-borisova-i-s…

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Claim 6: “The 2026 championships will be the last where Russian athletes compete without flag and anthem.”

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While evidence confirms Russian athletes competed without flags/anthems in 2026 (e.g., in Zagreb), there is no evidence provided stating that the 2026 championships are the *last* event where this restriction applies.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections are scheduled be held in Russia in 18–20 September 2026. At stake are 450 seats in the State Duma of the 9th convocation, the lower house of the Federal Assembly. Going into the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Russia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Russia

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Claim 7: “when they won seven gold medals in Kitakyushu”

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Inside The Games and Wikipedia both confirm that the Russian team won seven gold medals at the 2021 World Championships in Kitakyushu.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 World Figure Skating Championships were held from March 22 to 28, 2021, at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. Sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), the World Championship…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 World Wrestling Championships was the 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held from 2 to 10 October 2021 in Oslo, Norway. The event was subsequent to …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 Russian Figure Skating Championships (Russian: Чемпионат России по фигурному катанию на коньках 2021) were held from 23 to 27 December 2020 in Chelyabinsk. Medals were awarded in the discipli…
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Claim 8: “The Russian rhythmic gymnastics team will compete at the World Championships in Frankfurt am Main for the first time since 2021”

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Multiple independent sources, including Inside The Games and Wikipedia, confirm that the 2026 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Frankfurt and marked the first appearance of Russian athletes since the 2021 championships in Kitakyushu.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 European Karate Championships was the 61st edition of the European Karate Championships and was held in Frankfurt, Germany from 20 to 24 May 2026. Russian and Belarusian karate athletes parti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships was held in Frankfurt, Germany. The event was held at Festhalle Frankfurt, and 300 athletes competed. The championships acted as a qualification event …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_World…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frankfurt am Main, usually shortened to Frankfurt, is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 778,589 inhabitants as of 2025 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located i…
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