18. Februar 2011  
Heerenveen, Netherlands  
Artistic Gymnastics

* PREVIEW15. International Sidijk Gymnastics Tournament 2011

European Start into the Pre-Olympivc Season 2011
After successes of Dutch gymnastics in the last decade - firstly by the women and more and more by the men, like the reigning vice-world-champion on highbar, Epke ZONDERLAND, (< photo, left) artistic gymnastics grown up not only in the Netherlands but found also a world-wide interest.
After the big success of the 2010 WORLDS in Rotterdam this weekend is the starting date into the European saeson of international competition, with the 15. Sidijk Gymnastics Tournament in the City of Sports  Heerenveen, wellknown not only by speed skating but also by a top gymnastics center.

The brother of Epke, Herre Zonderland, is the tournament director of this international event, supported by "S i d i j k" and organized by the Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation (KNGU) und the Sportstad Heerenveen.
This tournament is one of the first important steps in direction of the different national and international qualifications (2011 Worlds, Tokyo) on the way to the Olympic Games 2012 in London.
* ... look at the > GYMmedia report
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