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Russian HG Nationals

27 August, 2009

The Russian championship ran from 3 to 16 August in Middle Akhtuba (near Volgograd). 32 pilots flew six tasks, with Dmitry Russov (Ukraine) finishing first, Vladimir Leuskov (Moscow) second and Maxim Sadovnikov third. Natalia Petrova was first female.

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