Russia claim double gold in artistic gymnastics at European Games

Russian Federation have won gold in both the men's and women's artistic gymnastics to move clear at the top of the European Games medals table.

The men's team, consisting of David Belyavskiy, Nikolai Kuksenkov and Nikita Ignatyev, ended the competition with a score of 178.963 to finish ahead of Ukraine (177.429), while hosts Azerbaijan (174.195) claimed the bronze medal.

In the women's event, Russia stormed to victory after strong performances from Victoria Komova, Seda Tutkhalyan and Aliya Mustafina, scoring 116.897, ahead of Germany (110.397) and Netherlands (110.099).

Meanwhile, Great Britain finished eighth in both the men's and women's event.

Written by
Michael Hincks