Since 2020, Larisa Bakurova (李瑞莎), a new immigrant from Ukraine, has restarted her gymnastics career and is currently working with rhythmic gymnasts from Taiwan. Her gymnastics team from Taiwan just won 12 gold medals in the Philippine International Championships. Larisa even posted about the young athletes' pleasure at earning gold medals for the first time on her own online community site.
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Larisa led the Taiwan gymnastics team to the Philippine International Championships and won 12 gold medals.Photo reproduced from Larisa Bakurova瑞莎 Facebook
Larisa said that the athletes had just finished the competition in Taiwan, and then went to the Philippines to compete. This competition in the Philippines is an international competition for children under the age of 12. Larisa said she originally only hoped that the athletes could earn experience, but she did not expect to win the first place in all categories in the end.
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Larisa led the Taiwan gymnastics team to the Philippine International Championships and won 12 gold medals.Photo reproduced from Larisa Bakurova瑞莎 Facebook
When she saw the athletes on stage wearing the country's flag to claim their prize, Larisa stated she was really proud of them and thanked everyone for their support.
