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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26. September 2003
Budapest / HUN
Rhythmic Gymnastics
26. RG-WCh: Groups all around - Olympic Qualification



Russia (50.325) is again Group World Champion in front of Bulgaria (50.175), Belarus and Italy (both with the score of 46.450). On the ranks 4 to 8, which means the Olympic qualification, are following Ukraine, Spain, China and Greece.

The German group missed the qualification for Athens and ended up on rank 13, in front of them are the groups from Brazil, Poland, Hungary and Canada.
The quality of the group competition has been...

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25. September 2003
Budapest / HUN
Rhythmic Gymnastics
26. RG-WCh: Three Gold for the Russians



Russia is the Team World Champion again!
Despite of mistakes during the 2nd competition day the team with the gymnasts Alina Kabaeva, Irina Tchachina, Olga Kapranova and Vera Sessina won with the score of 255.600 in front of Ukraine (246.350) and Belarus (240.875). The ranks 4 and 5 which are important for the Olympic qualification have been reached by Greece and Bulgaria.
Also today Anna Bessonova (UKR) presented and extraordinary performance and won the...

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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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