For the first time after the political changes the German women's gymnastics will have a friendly meet with the Olympic silver medallist of Beijing 2008, the national team of USA.
As DTB Sports Director Wolfgang Willam announced during the RTB awards ceremony in Bergisch-Gladbach, this match against the silver-medal winning team from the Beijing Olympics is to take place on 2 May at the RWE Rhein-Ruhr-Sports Hall in Muelheim.
After the DTB publishes the official German team members,...
The delegation of the US women's national team arrived in pouring rain, after a long journey over Houston, New York and Frankfurt/M. at the gymnastic school of the Rhenish Gymnastics Federation.
The coach Martha Karolyi declared that the only thing that can fight the jet lag successfully is a motivating training in spite of the tired faces.
And indeed: after only about half an hour you could find the US girls on the apparatus of the Rhenish...
Welcome in the RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sprts Hall ...
After the return of the German women's artistic gymnastics back to the "Olympic Family", the popularity of gymnastics was growing up, specially after the Olympic silver medal of Oksana Chusovitina in Beijing 2008.
So the Rhenish hosts (RTB) hopes for a sell-out arena, because it is the "Dual Meet of the Year" here in Germany...!
So it will worthwhile to try for tickets timely...!
The RTB give all information...
For the first time after the political changes the German women's gymnastics will have a friendly meet with the Olympic silver medallist of Beijing 2008, the national team of USA.
This will be the eight's dual of women's artistic gymnastic teams of both countries, beginning 1962 in Berlin, and the last one was also the last official competition of a GDR natioanl team in 1989 in the USA ..
* a special review...:
The hometown of the legendary Slovenian gymnast of the last century, Leon Stukelj (1898 - 1999), Maribor, is host of the oldes European tournament, the 42 anniversary of "SALAMUNOV MEMORIAL".
After the Friday's qualification the world champion Diego HYPOLITO (BRA) won the first decision on floor, followed by Alexander SHATILOV (ISR).
The Belgian Donna-Donny TRUYENS won again after his success in Cottbus, three weeks ago and Konstantin PLUSHNIKOV (RUS) was beats Irodotos...