LONDON (AP) — It’s a clean sweep for Russia in rhythmic gymnastics, just as it’s been at the last three Olympics.
The Russians won their fourth straight Olympic gold meal in the group event Sunday, easily beating Belarus. With Evgeniya Kanaeva winning the individual all-around Saturday, Russia has now won both rhythmic titles at every Olympics since the 2000 Sydney Games.
The Russians finished with 57 points, 1.5 ahead of Belarus. Italy, which had hoped to break Russia’s stranglehold on the Olympic gold after winning the last three world titles, was third after appearing to make mistakes on both of its routines.
