Russian gymnasts qualify for women’s team final at Rotterdam worlds

Russia’s women’s artistic gymnastics team secured a place in the team all-around final at the world championships in Rotterdam, scoring 163.662 points in qualification.

The squad consisted of Lyudmila Roshchina, Alyona Glotova, Milana Kayumova, Alexandra Anufriyeva and Elizaveta Us. Their total guaranteed qualification for the final.

The team final is scheduled for October 21. The championships run in the Netherlands from October 17 to 25 and serve as a qualifying event for the 2028 Olympics in the United States.

Dutch authorities had earlier denied visas to Olympic champions Angelina Melnikova and Viktoria Listunova and European champion Anna Kalmykova.