The Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation KNGU pronounced, that the long time member of the Dutch national team, Gabriëlla Wammes declared her withdraw from the top sport.

Wammes said, that medical problems are the reason for withdraw. She was one of the top gymnast of the last two years in the Dutch national team, participating at the world champs 2001 in Gent, and member of the European silver team in Patras 2002.
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Winners of the 'FRIENDSHIP CLASSIC 2004', held this weekend in Pottsville, PA./USA were Gymnasts from Russia and Ukraine in the the junior and senior all-around and event titles.
Ukraine's Olga Scherbatykh won the senior all-around over Russian Polina Miller, who fell off balance beam. Sherbatykh won beam and floor exercise, Miller the other two events. Third was American Grace Taylor of Aiken, South Carolina.
Svetlana Klyukina (RUS) won the junior all-around over teammate Anna Grudko. Canadian Leslie Mak...