04. April 2005  
Buetgenbach / Belgium  
Wheel Gymnastics

Paul Sieler- New President of IRV

Paul Sieler (GER)
New President of IRV

In the realm of the 6th World Championships in wheelgymnastics the 6th General Assembly of the INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION of WHEEL GYMNASTICS (IRV) took place on 3rd May 2005 in Buetgenbach / Belgium. Therefore the delegates from the member countries Austria, Belgium, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway and Switzerland came to Belgium.
One of the main items on the agenda was the election of a new president to replace Franz Obry, who stood down as president in 2004 in order to focus on national obligations in Germany. The General Assembly gave voted unanimously for Paul Sieler, who was nominated by DTB / Germany.


CONGRESS REPORT...:
Austria - Host of the 7th World Champs 2007
After becoming a member of IRV in 2003 Austria presented now a applications for the World Championships 2007 in Salzburg. The General Assembly gave the WC 2007 to Austria.
The next international trainingcamp will take place in Illinois / USA from 19th – 30th July 2006.

The 6th World-Championships of Wheel Gymnastics will start today with a big Opening Ceremony in Aachen / Germany. Since more than one year the preparation for the show are going on.
On Thursday, 5th May, the competitions of the WORLD Championships in Bütgenbach / Belgium will start.
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