Organizers twice play wrong anthem while awarding Russian gymnast

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During the awards to Russian athletes at the 2015 rhythmic gymnastics world championships in Stuttgart, Germany, the organizers played the wrong music instead of the Russian anthem. As a result, the audience began to sing the Russian national anthem a cappella.

The first and second places in the competition for the exercises with hoop were won by Russians Margarita Mamun and Alexandra Soldatova. The third step of the podium was occupied by Ukrainian gymnast Anna Rizatdinova.