Olympic champions among 3 Russian gymnasts denied visas for upcoming world championships

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Olympic champions Angelina Melnikova and Viktoria Listunova are among three Russian gymnasts denied visas to enter the Netherlands for the world championships starting this Saturday in Rotterdam. Russian officials plan to ask both the International Olympic Committee and World Gymnastics to revoke the event's status as a qualifier for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics due to these visa denials. While four other Russian gymnasts were granted entry, Melnikova and Listunova, along with 18-year-old Anna Kalmykova, will not be able to compete despite recent easing of restrictions on Russian athletes competing internationally.
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Angelina Melnikova, Viktoria Listunova, and Anna Kalmykova were denied entry visas to participate in the 2026 World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The event began on Saturday, October 14, 2026, and serves as a qualifying tournament for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Melnikova was defending her title from the women’s all-around competition at the previous championships. Russian officials, including Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyaryov, have threatened to petition the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and World Gymnastics to strip the Rotterdam event of its qualification status for the upcoming Olympics due to these visa denials. Melnikova and Listunova were also gold medalists in the team event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics where they narrowly beat a U.S. team that was without star gymnast Simone Biles. Despite this, four other Russian gymnasts were permitted to enter the Netherlands for the competition.

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“Both articles describe the identical incident of three Russian gymnasts, including Olympic champions Angelina Melnikova and Viktoria Listunova, being denied visas to enter the Netherlands for the world championships in Rotterdam on October 13, 2026.”

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Olympic champions among 3 Russian gymnasts denied visas for upcoming world championships. (2026, October 13). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/gymnastics/russian-gymnasts-denied-visas-world-championships-rotterdam-9.7378726?cmp=rss

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IOC Rotterdam Russian Russians World Gymnastics

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Russian NORP · 6× World Gymnastics ORG · 3× Melnikova PERSON · 2× Rotterdam GPE · 2× Russians NORP · 2× Angelina Melnikova PERSON · 1× IOC ORG · 1× Netherlands GPE · 1× The Russian Gymnastics Federation ORG · 1× Viktoria Listunova PERSON · 1×

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Melnikova and Listunova were gold medalists in the team event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, edging a United States team competing without Simone Biles who withdrew.
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🔮 Olympic champions among 3 Russian gymnasts denied visas for upcoming world championships Russian officials reportedly will ask IOC, World Gymnastics to strip event as 2028 Olympic qualifier The Russian Gymnastics Federation says Olympic champions Angelina Melnikova and Viktoria Listunova are among three athletes denied visas to enter the Netherlands for the world championships starting on Saturday in Rotterdam. Melnikova would have been the defending champion in the women's all-around in Rotterdam for the weeklong worlds that are a team qualifying event for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Russian officials will ask the International Olympic Committee and World Gymnastics to strip the championships of its status as a Los Angeles qualifier, sports minister Mikhail Degtyaryov wrote on social media on Tuesday.
2026-10-13 · CBC News
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Olympic champions among 3 Russian gymnasts denied visas for upcoming world championships Russian officials reportedly will ask IOC, World Gymnastics to strip event as 2028 Olympic qualifier The Russian Gymnastics Federation says Olympic champions Angelina Melnikova and Viktoria Listunova are among three athletes denied visas to enter the Netherlands for the world championships starting on Saturday in Rotterdam. Melnikova would have been the defending champion in the women's all-around in Rotterdam for the weeklong worlds that are a team qualifying event for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Russian officials will ask the International Olympic Committee and World Gymnastics to strip the championships of its status as a Los Angeles qualifier, sports minister Mikhail Degtyaryov wrote on social media on Tuesday. uncertain
Degtyaryov → deny → Tuesday
Melnikova and Listunova were gold medalists in the team event at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, edging a United States team competing without Simone Biles who withdrew. asserted
who → edge → Biles
The Russians were due to travel to the Netherlands with 18-year-old Anna Kalmykova. asserted
Russians → travel → Kalmykova
Four other Russian gymnasts were allowed into the country, Russian media reported. asserted
media → allow → country
Russian gymnasts were cleared in May of restrictions to competing internationally by World Gymnastics, after years of being banned or required to pass vetting for neutral status during the full military invasion of Ukraine. uncertain
gymnasts → clear → Ukraine
Countries hosting sports events still retain the right to deny visas for political or security reasons. asserted
Countries → host → reasons
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, no Russians competed in artistic gymnastics. asserted
Russians → compete → gymnastics
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