CHINESE Women's Team is on top (148,671) after strong rotations of the team qualifications of the World Championships in Anaheim/USA.
So it was a little surprise, that titleholder ROMANIA (148,120) ranked on second place only, in front of the long time leadung U.S girls on third (147,697).
Russia and Spain together on fifth place, than Australia, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Canada and - another surprise - North Korea - are the twelve nations, qualified for the Olympic...
After the Belarus (titleholder) and the German disaster yesterday now the men's team finished their qualification of the 37th Worlds today.
Best team in the very last of the ten subdivisionS was host USA with a score of 227,743 points.
The Japanese team led a long time, scored 227,046 points, and came on second place, followed by Olympic Champion China (225,119), Romania (224,770), Korea, Russia, France, Ukraine, Canada, Spain, Italy and Germany...that are all qualified nations for the...
-- Former rings world champion Dong Zhen (CHN) has returned to the Chinese national team, but not in Anaheim.
Dong would represent China at the World University Games slated for August 21-31 in Taegu, South Korea.
Dong, who cli
Friday evening at 7 p.m. local time the 37.th and biggest World Championships of artistic gymnastics in history were opened with an opening ceremony in Anaheim, Cal./USA.
Gymnasts with their national flags from 80 countries - so much like never before in 100th years old history of this event - marched into the arena. The first worlds took place 1903 in Antwerp/Belgium.
To the second time after Ghent 2001, the Dutch Pegases Company 'JANSSEN&FRITSEN' take over the title sponsorship of a world championships and presents 'ANAHEIM 2003', publishes by GYMmedia.
The artistic gymnastics highlight of the year will be open today evening with an OPENING CEREMONY (7 p.m. local time) in Anaheim.
Also the podium training of women
is finished now...