6. April 2004
Ploesti / Romania
Artistic Gymnastics
Host dominated Romanian Internationals

Catalina Ponor and Marian Dragulescu were the dominating gymnasts of the 'ROMANIAN INTERNATIONALS', held in Ploiesti this past weekend: They won every the most titles and Romania was the most successful nation:
Only the Italian Matteo Morandi (rings) and Jose Luis Fuentes from Venezuela are foreign victors...

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5. April 2004
Le Mans / France
Artistic Gymnastics
French National Championships 2004

With a score of 56,700 Benoit Caranobe won the all-around title of the French Championships last weekend in Le Mans. He was the most successful athlet winning the gold medals also on floor, vault and high bar.

New French all-around champion in women's categori is Corali Chacon (35,200) and she slso got the title on floor...

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5. April 2004
Liverpool / Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
Britsh Team Championships 2004

The City of Liverpool “A” team (Beth Tweddle, Carol Galashan, Melanie Roberts, Kim Lyon, Aisling Williams and Hannah Clowes coached by Sarah Attwell and Claire Duffy), won the British Team title for the third consecutive time at the Championships in Guildford on 3/4th April (137.650 points), ahead of South Durham (132.175) who celebrated their first Team Silver medal, and the last years runners-up from Heathrow “A” team in third (130.950)....

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4. April 2004
Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
Artistic Gymnastics
Third World Cup 2004 in Rio de Janeiro

'Siegfried Fischer Trophy 2004'

For the first time after 26 years (Sao Paolo, 1978) an artistic gymnastics world cup will be held in America again:
The Brazilian Diego HYPOLITO was the only one double winner (floor, vault), but Yernar Yerimbetov from Kazakhstan was the most successful athlet, winning 3 silver medals...
Most successful in women's category was the oldest femal gymnast, the world champion on vault, Oksana Chusovitina, winning vault and bronze medal on...

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2. April 2004
Bucharest / Romania
Artistic Gymnastics
A new Olympic Trophy for Nadia Comaneci

Credit: NOC of Romania
Legendary gymnast Nadia Comaneci has been awarded the Olympic Order by the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, during an official ceremony in Bucharest (Romania).
IOC President Rogge was in the Romanian Capital for the celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Romanian Olympic Committee, whose President is Ion Tiriac.
Furthermore, President Rogge has been bestowed with the title of Commander of the National Order of Merit of Romania....

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