This Saturday afternoon, June 18, the 2nd International Trophy - Toshiba City of Barcelona took place in the Olympc Arena Vall d'Hebron of 1992.
Evgenia Kanaeva from Russia won ahead of Alina Maksimenko representing Ukraine and Silvia Miteva the topical best Bulgarian athlete.
For most of the gymnasts it was the first international competition after a short break after the European championships in Minsk at the end of May...
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The European Gymnastics Union (UEG) organizes to the 27th time EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS of RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS:
After Bremen 2010 now the Byelorussian capital Minsk is hosting this continental event, which will held in the Minsk Arena.
These are championships for individual senior (hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon) - nations competition and apparatus finals and junior groups - the same program like two years ago in Baku (AZE).
* TODAY: Final Day in Minsk: Two golden Medals for Byelorussian...
Russia's Daria Kondakova (113,725) won the all-around qualification of the World Cup event in Kiev in front of the Ukrainian Alina Maksimenko (111,425) and Russia's Yana Lukonina, and the ball final at Sunday, but the big winner at the final day was the Ukrainian Alina Maximenko winning three of the four final events.
The Italian group beat Belarus and Ukraine at the groups all-around event and won with two hoopps / 3 ribbons, while Belarus was...
* fig press release --: On December 4, 2010 at the Pan American Rhythmic and Trampoline Gymnastics Championships in Guadalajara (MEX), Mexican gymnast Rut Castillo Galindo tested positive for sibutramine, a stimulant specified on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited Substance List.
The case had been transmitted to the FIG Disciplinary Commission and proceedings were opened. The FIG Disciplinary Commission has ruled to suspend Ms Rut Castillo Galindo for a period of 6 (six) months from...
The 6th Portimao World Cup of Rhythmic Gymnastics 2011 will be held this weekend in the backround of the traditional 25th anniversary of the"TORNEIO INTERNATIONAL".
Portimao will host nearly 400 gymnasts, representing 34 different nations.
About 50 individual gymnasts including the Russian tops Kanaeva, Kondakova and Dmitrieva, but also Staniouta (BLR), Garayeva (AZE), Weber (AUT), Ledoux (FRA) between many others are going to competeduring the next days in Portugal, together with also 12 Junior and 14 Senior groups...