The teams of Russia and Belarus did not participate in the drawing ceremony of the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship and lost the opportunity to compete in the tournament.

Axar.az reports that Valentina Rodionenko, head coach of the Russian national team, informed about this.

"We have known for a long time that we cannot compete in the Euros, so the draw without us was not a surprise at all. We hope that we will be given the opportunity to participate in the Asian Championship in Singapore in June. This will be the only chance for us to qualify for the very important world championship," said the head coach.