In Sofia (BUL) a Grand Prix tournament for groups only take place this weekend.
The group of Bulgaria won the all around before Belarus, 3rd place got the Chinese group.
Except the groups from Russia, Greece and Ukraine all the favorites for the World Championships in September take part in this tournament. Altogether 11 teams take part.
August 10, 2003: Rhythmic Gymnastics competition came to a close at the 2003 Pan American Games today with the individual event finals in hoop, ball, ribbon and clubs.
The U.S. took home four gold medals and one silver at the end of competition today. The top eight finishers from Friday and Saturday's individual all-around qualification competed in the finals.
Alltogether 8 countries participated in the competetion.
Five-time German Champion 2003 in Rhythmic Gymnastics Lisa Ingildeeva participates in the Worldcup tournament in Baku (AZE) on Friday, 8th and Saturday, 9th August 2003 as well as in an International Tournament in the city of the next World Championships, Budapest, on Wednesday, 13th August 2003. It is likely that all top rhythmic Gymnasts will be there as well.
Lisa Ingildeeva had great success at the European Championships in Riesa in April 2003 where she made a...
Eugenia Ramich from TSV Schmiden became the great winner of the 7th International Gymnastics Tournament 2003 in Larnaca (CYP).
In the all-around competition of the also called 'Aphrodite-Cup' she ranked 1st and put the local gymnasts Rea Olymbiou and Froso Leonidou on the 2nd and 3rd rank. Ramich also won all the finals.
Today. from 1.30 p.m local time on will held the apparatus finals of the Grand Prix in Berlin.
On Saturday European Champion Alina Kabaeva (RUS) won the Grand Prix all around of Berlin Masters 2003 with 109,625 points before Anna Bessonova (UKR / 106,750) and Inna Shukova (BLR / 106,000).
29 gymnasts ook part in this competition. World Cahmpion Tamara Yerofeeva (UKR / 105,450) got 4th place, Zarina Gizikova (RUS / 104,750) 5th, Alyia Yussupova (KAZ /...