Context: Croatia was once part of Yugoslavia.
History repeating itself: In 1969, the FIG had trouble with Yugoslavia issuing visas for a competition that was meant to qualify teams for the World Championships.
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1966: Notes from the FIG Congress + a Failed Worlds Qualifications – Gymnastics History
@gymcastic.com Two days before departing for the European Championships in Zagreb, several leading Russian gymnasts—including Olympic champions Angelina Melnikova and Viktoria Listunova—had still not received Croatian visas, according to the Russian Gymnastics Federation. www.rbc.ru/sport/07/08/...
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