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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulates artistic gymnast Larisa Latynina, Merited Master of Sports and Merited Coach of the Soviet Union, on her birthday

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The message reads, in part:

"Your splendid victories at the most prestigious competitions are rightfully associated with the most glorious pages of the Russian and international sporting history. Your talent, excellence, persistence and ambition allowed you to win a record number of Olympic medals and become the world's most award-winning athlete, and earned you millions of devoted fans.

"Your work as a coach and a tutor, as well as your relentless efforts to preserve and develop the remarkable traditions of the national artistic gymnastics school deserve the deepest respect."