October 31 marks All-Russian Gymnastics Day This sports holiday is held annually on the closing Saturday of October Russia hosted the first gymnastics competitions in Moscow in 1885 organized by the Russian Gymnastics Association during the Soviet Union Gymnastics has developed into one of the leading sports in the country, with Soviet gymnasts holding top positions in both women's and men's competitions for decades years Larisa Latinina, Nikolai Andrianov, Svetlana Khorkina and Alina Kabaeva brought the country dozens of gold medals.

October 31 marks All-Russian Gymnastics Day This sports holiday is held annually on the closing Saturday of October Russia hosted the first gymnastics competitions in Moscow in 1885 organized by the Russian Gymnastics Association during the Soviet Union Gymnastics has developed into one of the leading sports in the country, with Soviet gymnasts holding top positions in both women's and men's competitions for decades years Larisa Latinina, Nikolai Andrianov, Svetlana Khorkina and Alina Kabaeva brought the country dozens of gold medals.