Penza, 4 September 2017. PenzaNews. Anastasia Bliznyuk, representative of the Penza region, won two gold medals and a silver one at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship, which finished in the Italian city of Pesaro on Sunday, September 3.

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The Russian national team, which also includes Anastasia Tatareva, Maria Tolkacheva, Evgenia Levanova, Ksenia Polyakova, and Maria Kravtsova, became the first in an Olypmic event – group all-around, as well as in an exercise with three balls and two ropes.

In addition, the Russians also showed the second result in an exercise with five hoops. The event was won by the hosts of the competition.

As it was reported by the regional Specialized Children and Youth School of Olympic Reserve in gymnastics named after N. Lavrova, in the new Olympic cycle, Anastasia Bliznyuk competes in a new status – as a team captain.