24. September 2003
Budapest / HUN
Rhythmic Gymnastics
26. RG-WCh: Bessonova and Kabaeva - the first World Champions

Anna Bessonova (UKR) is the first winner at the 26th World Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics (groups and individual gymnasts) in Budapest. She clearly won the final with the hoop in front of the 2 Russians Alina Kabaeva and Irina Tchachina. The final with ball has been won by Alina Kabaeva in front of Bessonova and Inna Shukova (BLR).
Today, the FIG informed about doping case of Bulgarian World Champion Simona Peycheva in August 2003.
The Russian team leads...

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7. September 2003
Sofia / Zaragoza
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Grand Prix and World Cup: Tchachina won in Zaragoza, Peycheva in Sofia

Irina Tchachina (RUS / 109,600) won the all around of World Cup tournament 'Vitry-Cup' - organized by Elena Vitrichenko - in Zaragoza (ESP) before Alina Kabaeva (RUS / 106,808) and Inna Zhukova (BLR / 104,341). Today, she won also three of four finals; Kabaeva was the best with clubs.

Simona Peycheva (BUL) won the all around of the 6th Grand Prix tournament of 2003 series take place at the same time in Sofia (BUL). Anna Bessonova (UKR)...

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31. August 2003
Deventer / NED
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Grand Prix Deventer: Kabaeva and Russian group won

European Champion Alina Kabaeva (RUS) won the all around competition and three of four finals of Alfred Vogel Grand Prix tournament in Deventer (NED). 2nd place got Anna Bessonova (UKR), she won also the final with ribbon. 3rd became Zarina Gizikova (RUS).
Alltogether 28 individual gymnasts and 16 groups took part in this 6th grand prix tournament of 2003 series.
... the next places:
4. Inna Shukova (BLR) 106,992; 5. Vera Sesina (RUS) 105,967; 6....

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25. August 2003
Daegu/Korea
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Irina Tchachina - most successful in Daegu

Russia's Irina Tchachina was the most successful gymnast at the rhythmic gymnastics competition of the XXII UNIVERSIADE in Daegu, Republic of Korea.
Tchashtchina won the all-around in front of Anna Bessonova from the Ukraine and her Russian teammate Zarina Gizhikova.

The Russian group were also the very best in all categories, in front of Peoples Republic of Korea, Japan and host Korea.
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19. August 2003
Zaragoza (ESP)
Rhythmic Gymnastics
International VITRY-CUP 2003 in Zaragoza

Few days before the World Championships in Budapest another RG Word Cup takes place: From 5th to 7th September Elena Vitrichenko organises the Vitry-Cup 2003 in Zaragoza (Spain).

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