| Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
| Location: | Penza, Russia |
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| Prev: | 2015 |
| Next: | 2017 |
The 2016 Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Penza, Russia between 28 March - 10 April 2016.[1]
| Senior WAG | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aliya Mustafina | |
| 2 | Angelina Melnikova | |
| 3 | Seda Tutkhalyan | |
| 4 | Ksenia Afanasyeva | |
| 5 | Daria Spiridonova |
| Senior MAG | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Ablyazin | |
| 2 | David Belyavskiy | |
| 3 | Nikolai Kuksenkov | |
| 4 | Nikita Ignatyev | |
| 5 | Nikita Nagornyy |
On Saturday, April 2, new national champion Nikolai Kuksenkov was suspended from the Russian men's championships in Penza after it was revealed he tested positive for the banned substance meldonium.[3] On Friday, April 15, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency notified the Russian Gymnastics Federation that it had officially lifted Kuksenkov's suspension, formally allowing him to return to competition. The news came after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) admitted that "there is currently limited data available" on how long meldonium stays in the system after use.[4]