12. August 2012  
Istanbul, Turkey  
Artistic Gymnastics

German gymnastics Olympic Champion celebrated at the V. GYM Festival in Istanbul

Klaus Köste in Istanbul:
Turkish-German Frienship

Still under the final pressure of the Turkish Olympic medals (1,500 m) the Turkish Gymnastics Federation celebrated its 50th Year of existence, almost euphoric be V. International GYM FESTIVAL 2012 in Istanbul, the most populous city of Turkey. The guest of honor of the German ambassador of gymnastics and Leipzig's Gymnastics Olympic champion Klaus Köste on a wave of enthusiasm was born.

The gold medalist at the 1972 Olympic Games (vault) impressed in his 70th Age primarily for his fitness, because of the three days he was of course active themselves at the apparatus!
With him more than 170 participants from 8 countries were involved, representing all aspects of gymnastics, dance, aerobics ...

Olympc Champion Klaus Köste 2nd from left)among of more than 2,000 people,
at the Taksim Square in the heart of modern Istanbul.

KÖSTE and Prof. Dr. Seyhan HASIRCI, (2. v. li.), which occurs as a pioneer for cosmopolitan Turkish Gymnastics

"I was very impressed with the international attention, looking at the German gymnastics, and how important are Olympic merits," said an almost dumbfounded Klaus Köste whose jump Olympic gold medal after all, is already 40 years back.

"The performances of the various groups were very impressive. Particularly the Portuguese gymnasts, jumping about the gymnastic box,  had a high level of technic, which suggested its solid gymnastics basic training!" - said the former coach appreciatively.

Final of the 'V. International Turkish GYM-FESTIVALS' at the Taksim Square of Istanbul, after three exciting and content-rich days under the sign of European sports friendships.