Nickname
Rita or Bengal Tiger, as she previously competed for Bangladesh. (fig-gymnastics.com, 29 Apr 2015; ueg.org, 21 May 2015)
Hobbies
Spending time with family and friends, going to the cinema and theatre. (olympic.ru, 10 Jul 2015)
Spoken languages
English, Russian
Club
MGFSO Moscow / St. Petersburg [Russia]
Coach
Amina Zaripova [personal], RUS; Irina Viner-Usmanova [national], RUS (Athlete, 09 Mar 2016)
International senior debut
2011 for Russia, World Cup in Montreal, Canada (Athlete, 09 Mar 2016)
Start sporting career
She began training at age seven in Moscow, Russia. (sport-express.ru, 05 Mar 2013)
Reason for taking up the sport
She saw the sport on TV and asked her mother to introduce her to the sport. (olympic.ru, 10 Jul 2015)
Hero / Idol
Russian gymnasts Irina Tchachina and Evgenia Kanaeva. (vesti.ru, 23 Jun 2015)
Additional information
Awards
She was awarded the Prize for Elegance at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. (fig-gymnastics.com, 11 Sep 2015)
She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Russia. (vfrg.ru, 2015)
General
FROM BANGLADESH TO RUSSIA
She competed internationally in junior events for Bangladesh, the country of birth of her father, prior to switching to compete for Russia at senior level. (fig-gymnastics.com, 29 Apr 2015)
Last update : 2016-09-23