13. Februar 2012  
Cottbus, Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

German Vice-World Champion Philipp Boy withdraws from American Cup

Philipp Boy (GER),
Pain in the wrist

Because of an inflammation in his wrist, the two-time German world all-around silver medalist Philipp BOY (SC Cottbus) withdraws from the "American Cup" in the Madison Sqare Garden of New York, which will held at March 03.
"I'm very disappointed because I would like to start, but that is no one helped. I have to see to recover this violation and then wants me to concentrate on preparing for the Olympics, " so the 24-year-old gymnast from the German Master Club SC Cottbus said.
According to a report of the German Gymnastics Federation the DTB will start at the all-around competition (A- World Cup) on 3 March in the U.S. city with Marcel Nguyen (TSV Unterhaching), Nadine Jarosch (TV Detmold) and Lisa Katharina Hill (TuS Chemnitz-Altendorf), with only three German athletes against the international concurrence.
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