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Banned Russia can help China win titles, says gymnastics icon Russia will step up its sporting cooperation with China and can even help its ally achieve success in events where Russian athletes find themselves banned, according to Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation president Irina Viner-Usmanova. Like their compatriots across a wide range of sports, Russia’s formidable array of rhythmic gymnastics stars are currently sidelined from global competition following a suspension imposed by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in March. That means the likes of 18-time world champion Dina Averina and twin sister Arina have been barred from World Cup stages and...
