29. Februar 2008  
Riyadh / Saudi Arabia  
Artistic Gymnastics

Olympic Solidarity in Saudi Arabia

Dr. F. Bessi (GER) and the SAR Gymnastics President (r.) Dr. Abdul Khaleq

A course of the "Olympic Solidarity" is being held in Riyadh, the capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Coaches from different cities of Saudi Arabia, but also from Bahrain, Egypt and Tunisia are attending the course which contains both theoretical and practical lessons.
The course is being held in English. The expert in charge is again Dr . Flavio Bessi from Germany, who has been doing courses for the F.I.G. and the International Olympic Committee since 2003. ...

Docent Dr. Flavio BESSI from Germany and the participants of this F.I.G. course in Riyadh

The course was set for young gymnasts in an age between 10 to 14 years.
The Saudi Arabian Federation of Gymnastics has also already employed a Chinese coach which has been working for the last two months in order to develop the level of National Gymnastics.

Prayer on the gymnastics floor, a break during the training times ...