30. März 2003
Thessaloniki/Greece
Artistic Gymnastics
World Cup: Romanian Day in Thessaloniki

Romanian gymnasts were the most successful athletes at the final day in Thessaloniki:
Like in Paris two weeks ago Marius Urzica won not only on pommel horse, but also the parallel bars final, and Oana Ban (Beam) und Floarea Leonida (floor) were the best in women's category.
On Hig bar the Ukrainian Alexander Beresch beats the Cottbus winner Aljaz Pegan from Slovenia and the world champion Vlavios Maras in his own country......

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29. März 2003
Thessaloniki/Greece
Artistic Gymnastics
World Cup Thessaloniki: First Final Day

Also at the first final day of this third World Cup of the season in Thessaloniki the favourites were the best. So Jordan Jovtchev from Bulgaria won the floor final, Marius Urzica was unbeaten again on pommel horse and the strong Greece Dimosthenis Tambakos was the best in his hometown on rings.
In women's category Natalia Ziganshina on vault and Svetlana Khorkina were the two Russian winners of the first final day...

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29. März 2003
Montreal/Berlin
Artistic Gymnastics
Cirque du Soleil: An Audition in Berlin

Cirque du Soleil’s Casting team is seeking PERFORMERS in such fields as gymnastics, trampoline, sports acrobatics, circus arts, dance, singing and acting, all with excellent technique, versatility, the ability to improvise and good stage presence. Proud to recruit German talent, Cirque du Soleil will be holding auditions in BERLIN, in MAY 2003. GYMmedia will publish the exactly date as soon as possible.
In December 2000 a very successful casting took place in the German capital in the...

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28. März 2003
Cottbus/Kairo
Artistic Gymnastics
Raouf Abdel Karim: First African World Cup Winner in History

The 27th Tournament of Masters in Cottbus has been a historcal moment for Africa: The 25-year-old
Raouf Abdel KARIM from Kairo is the first African gymnast in history who has obtained a World Cup victory in gymnastics. On the vaulting table ERGOJET he managed to overtake such specialists as the former European champion Leszek Blanik, Ioan Suciu from Romania or in the Winner’s Final the dynamic Russian Anton Golotsutskov.
After Mohamed Lazhari from Algeria (Tokyo 1964)...

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28. März 2003
Thessaloniki/Greece
Artistic Gymnastics
First day: Qualification of the third World Cup event

After the first day (qualification) of the world cup in Thessalonoki (Greece the favourites are leading on the apparatusses: Jordan Jovtchev (floor, Rings), Marius Urzica (Pommel horse), Dmitri Kasperovich (vault), Mitja Petkovsek (parallel bar) und Aljaz Pegan (high bar).
In women's category are on top: Natalia Ziganshina (vault), Svetlana Khorkina (uneven bars) and on balance beam the Chinese Zhang, Nan and on floor the Romanian Floarea Leonida .

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