21. August 2005  
Tokyo, Japan  
Rhythmic Gymnastics

14th Japan RG Club Championships

Ai Yokochi (AEON team)

Japanese AEON Trials...

On August 19.-21. the 14th Japan R.G.Club Championships were held in Tokyo. The competition is for club teams and individuals each team including one junior gymnast and two senior gymnasts.
This year the Japanese club team champion is one more time AEON, thus: AEON never lost before!
In second place came the NPO GIFU RG Club, and in third the YAMAGATA RG.

In the same RG event, first place of the individual seniors competition was Ai Yokochi from the winner team AEON in front of her teammate Yachiyo Nakamura,also team AEON. Bronze medalist is Nanase Shoji (YAMAGAT RG) ......

Winner team 2005: 'AEON'

JUNIORS
Winner of the individual junior category is Haruna Masunaka from team NPO GIFU RG Club.The 2th place is Riko Anakubo,team Aeon.The 3th place is Yuka Endo,team STELLA. Best 3 club teams were qualified for the 2005 International AEON CUP.

Yashiyo Nakamura, second place

14th Japanese Rhythmic Gymnastics AEON Cup

*Team results
(1) AEON:150.425
 (2) NPO GIFU RG CLUB:130.825
(3) YAMAGATA RG:127.400

*Indivisual senior results
(1) Ai Yokochi (AEON) 54.775
(2) Yachiyo Nakamura (AEON) 54.175
(3) Nananse Shoji (YAMAGATA RG) 47.225
(4) Miwa Asano (NPO GIFU RG CLUB) 45.200
(5) Tomomi Nishida (AQUA) 45.000
(6) Yuma Terasawa (MACHIDA RG)

Haruna Masunaka, Junior Champion

*Indivisual junior results
(1) Haruna Masunaka
(NPO GIFU RG CLUB) 43.150
(2) Riko Anakubo (AEON) 41.475
(3) Yuka Endo (STELLA) 41.175
(4) Miya Tanaka (CLUB O.T.A) 39.850
(4) Misaki Tsurusawa
(TONAMI RG CLUB) 39.850
(6) Marino Maeda
(TAKARAZUKA SUNNY RG CLUB) 38.150

>> Report & Photos:
GYMmedia correspondent Takako Kobayashi, Tokyo