XXIV World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, October 18–21, 2001
The Russian Team (Alina Kabaeva and Irina Tchachina) were stripped of their medals in individual and group results after tested positive to a banned diuretic. Ukraine became the Gold medalist in Team, with Belarus Silver and Bulgaria moved up to Bronze.
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2001 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA