"2008 EUSKALGYM"
- November 8 - 9 -
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For the participating groups from Spain this was one of the last tests events before the Spanish group championships at the beginning of December.
Also the Basque Federation made an emotive hommage to
Iratxe Aurrekoetxea,
Almudena Cid’s coach, honouring all the work of the past for the Basque rhythmic gymnastics with a conmemorative present and an “Aurresku” a traditional basque dance.
On Sunday, the hall got completely filled soon after the opening because
Anna Bessonova, bronze medallist at the
2008 Olympic Games, was scheduled for an exhibition. Even after having slept only a few hours and having competed in Italy the day before, she made two perfect exercises, clubs and ribbon, and a very emotional gala.
The Ukrainian Federation brought several presents for
Almudena Cid, who couldn’t attend the event due to her current work, includin a text, written in Spanish, where they expressed their feelings about her retirement.