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Sport Minister Praises Russia's Outstanding Performance at Rio Olympics

© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov / Go to the mediabankThe Russian national team, winners of the gold medal in women's handball at the XXXI Summer Olympics, during the medal ceremony
The Russian national team, winners of the gold medal in women's handball at the XXXI Summer Olympics, during the medal ceremony - Sputnik International
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The Russian national team’s outstanding performance at the Rio Olympics this month has laid the groundwork for the future, Russian Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko said Thursday.

The Russian national team on Sunday won a gold medal at the women's rhythmic gymnastics all-around competition at the ongoing Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. - Sputnik International
Russian Team Wins Women's Rhythmic Gymnastics All-Around Gold at Rio Olympics
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian athletes ranked fourth with 56 medals, including 19 gold, 18 silver and 19 bronze at the August 5-21 summer games.

"You had to realize the potential that has accumulated over four years, and you did it. We are proud of you. The team took a difficult path and there may have been an impression that it was demoralized. You have shown that it is not so: these problems unite the country. We participated in 29 events, won medals in 19, gold in 10 of them. That is an outstanding result and groundwork for the future," Mutko said at an awards ceremony in the Kremlin.

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