19. Oktober 2003
Minsk / BLR
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Grand Prix tournament: Zhukova the best

Inna Zhukova (BLR), 4th of 2003 World Championships, won the all around competition and the final with clubs of 7th Grand Prix tournament of 2003 series in Minsk. Svetlana Rudalova got 2nd place on all around, Vera Sesina (RUS) became 3rd.
In absence of the Ukrainian gymnasts Svetlana Rudalova won the final with hoop. The Russian gymnasts Olga Kapranova (ball) and Vera Sesina (ribbon) were the best of the other finals.
World Champion Alina Kabaeva (RUS)...

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12. Oktober 2003
Tokio/Japan
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Russians top at AEON CUP 2003

The team of GAZPROM Moscow was the winner of the AEON Cup 2003 in the Japanese capital Tokio. This competition means a kind of 'unofficial world champs for club teams.
On second place came the team of Dynamo Minsk, beating the favourites from the 'Derjugina School' Kiev.
After some mistakes of Kabaeva (RUS) and Bessonova (UKR) the winner of individual category was Irina Tchachina (RUS).
Also the best junior gymnast came from Russia: Jevgenia Kanaeva ...

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2. Oktober 2003
Budapest/Berlin
Rhythmic Gymnastics
WORLD RANKING: Kabaeva und Bessonova on Top again!

After their successes at the 26th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS of RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS in Budapest the Russian Alina Kabaeeva is leading again in the GYMmedia World Ranking list. Behind her on second place comes Anna Bessonova.
The former Number 1, the Ukrainian Tamara Yerofeeva (UKR) - only 14th in the all-around competition in Budapest and without medals in the finals - falls back on third place.
To the firts time among the TOP TEN are the Bulgarian Paisieva...

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28. September 2003
Budapest / HUN
Rhythmic Gymnastics
26. RG-WCh: Finals groups and Gala

Russia in front of Bulgaria and Italy is the ranking for the medals in both group finals which have been the last competition at the 26th World Championships in Budapest
The Russians presented themselves sovereignly with 5 ribbons (25.200) and 2 balls/ 3 hoops (25.275) but the decision in the ball/ hoop final, where 2nd placed Bulgaria scored 25.200, has been very tight. Favourites of the audience were once again the Italians with their spectacular choreographies.

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27. September 2003
Baku / Budapest
Rhythmic Gymnastics
26. RG-WCh: Alina Kabaeva is World Champion

The individual all-around final of the 26th RG World Champs in Budapest is over.

It has been a very exciting final and in the end Alina Kabeva (RUS/ 106.475) has been the winner in front of Anna Bessonova (UKR/ 106.150) and Irina Tchachina (RUS/ 105.775). Bessonova dropped the ball once at the end of her first routine but apart from that presented an extraordinary competition and was celebrated loudly by the crowd. Kabaeva, who had already been all-around...

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