Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) - Russia won its fifth consecutive Olympic title in Rhythmic Group Gymnastics Sunday, continuing a golden tradition established 16 years ago in Sydney. The victory, coming 24 hours after Margarita Mamun's individual title, gives Russia a complete sweep of the gold medals in Rhythmic Gymnastics since 2000.

Rio de Janeiro, (Brazil) - After four years as the perennial silver medallist in international competition, Margarita Mamun finally got her golden moment. On the Olympic stage in Rio Mamun surpassed teammate Yana Kudryavtseva, who had gone undefeated at the World Championships since her senior debut in 2013.