The three times German vice-champion of juniors last year Sandra Machate retired from the German national group and goes back from Wattenscheid to Schmieden.
Also Maria Wolf from Halle finished her carreer in the German national group, but the reigning German champion of all-around Annika Rejek is a new member of the German national group of rhythmic gymnastics, now.
After the victory in team competition of rhythmic gymnastics of the Australian Olympic Youth Festival in Sydney the Japanese were also the best in individual. Mai HIDAKA won with a score of 76,625 points. On second came Kaori USUMANO (75,90). Rebecca TERZIAN from USA was third with 75,697 points.
>> ... detailed results
The European Championships of rhythmic gymnastics 2003 will be held in the 'City of Sports' Riesa, Germany, fom April 1st to 6th.
Everywhere the national groups are working at their new programs and performances.
Also the new German group of juniors, who presented the new and difficult exercise (five hoops) at some show events, like the 'Fireworks of Gymnastics Art' this week in Halle, Saxonia-Anhalt.
>> Profile of the German Group
Rosemarie Napp, former president of Rhythmic Gymnastics technical committee of German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) and until 1996 member of the TC Rhythmic Gymnastics of the European Gymnastics Federation (UEG) celebrates today in Hanover their 60. Birthday. She was engaged many years long for the DTB as international RG judge. The vice-president of the Gymnastics Federation of Lower Saxony (NTB) is also the president of the TuS Ricklingen Hanover, where she is active as a trainer also. In her job as...
The photo with the title 'Weightless' from GYMmedia photographer Dirk Zimmermann was honoured as 'sport photo of the Year' at the yearly 'Ball of Sports' in the German country Saxonia- Anhalt'.
The photo shows the Ukrainian gymnast Natalya Godunko at the Worldcup final 2002 in Stuttgart. At last year already Zimmermann also had received the price for a Rhythmic Gymnastics photo, at that time with Simona Peycheva at the 2001 World Championships in Madrid.