26. August 2007
Ljubljana / Slovenia
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Russian Triple World Cup Triumph

From August 24 to 26, the 9th SLOVENIAN RHYTHMIC CHALLENGE 2007 took place as a World Cup event of FIG.
Traditional host was the Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Siska in Ljubljana, the Slovenian capital.

The Russian world champion Olga KAPRANOVA won the all-around competition in front of her teammates Vera SESSINA and Eugenia KANAEVA.
The Ukrainian Anna BESSONOVA - best of the Universiade in Bangkok one week before - came only in fourth place ...

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18. August 2007
Bangkok / Thailand
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Gymnastics World Stars at the UNIVERSIADE 2007 - Total Triumph of Anna BESSONOVA

After winning the all-around competition of the Rhythmic Gymnastics events of the XXIV. UNIVERSIADE 2007 in Bangkokat the Ukrainian top gymnast Anna BESSSONOVA won all the apparatus finals and reached the total triumph.
The Russians  Olga Kapranova and Vera Sessina  won the rest of the medals, together with the bronze medallists Natalia GODUNKO (UKR; rope), Inna ZHUKOVA (BLR; hoop) and Aliya YUSSUPOVA (KAZ; ribbon).

The all-around qualification of groups ends with leading Russian team in front of Ukraine and...

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15. August 2007
Chiba / Japan
Rhythmic Gymnastics
All Japanese Club Championships 2007

 ... also the Japanese AEON Cup Trials
The "All Japanese Club Championships 2007" were held in the city of Chiba.
All together 642 gymnasts represented 214 different national clubs of rhythmic gymnastics.
This competition was also the qualification for the world wide and wellknown AEON CUP, the inofficial "world championships" of rhythmic gymnastics clubs.
The three best teams are qualified - the same three like last year:
First the AEON Club, followed by  Hikosen...

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11. August 2007
Tel Aviv / Israel
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Rhythmic Gymnastics: World Cup of Groups in Tel Aviv

In the rhythmic gymnastics group discipline also the Olympic Champion of 2004 Athens, the group of Russia, proved its top level and won both group disciplines at this world cup in Tel Aviv today, the exercise with ropes and also the combination hoops/clubs.

In the absence of Bulgaria - third at the last Olympics - the groups of Belarus, Italy and Israel won the medals this weekend.

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28. Juli 2007
Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
Rhythmic Gymnastics
15th PAN AM GAMES 2007: Alexandra ORLANDO - triple winner on the final day

A special perspective on the RG status in America
After the events of artistic gymnastics now the second Olympic gymnastics discipline, Rhythmic Gymnastics, will follow in the program of the 15th Pan American Games 2007 in Rio de Janeiro. Altogether 42 gymnasts are representing 9 different countries; five of them will also start in the group competition.

With top scores on all four pieces of apparatus Lisa WANG from USA won Friday's all-around competition and also Saturday's...

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