Penza, 10 April 2016. PenzaNews. The two-times Olympic champion Svetlana Khorkina was awarded with the medal “For Merits in Development and Popularization of Artistic Gymnastics” during the award ceremony of the Russian gymnastics champhionship held at the Penza sports palace “Burtasy.”

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She received the award from the hands of Valery Starkin, President of the Penza region Federation of Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics.

Moreover, Svetlana Khorkina herself presented the diploma and award “Distinguished Master of Sports of Russia” to Darya Spiridonova, who came second in bar exercises, and the diploma and award “Distinguished Trainer of Russia” to her coach Tatyana Fomkina, says the website of the sports palace “Burtasy.”