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[Aug 24] Romanian
gymnastics team compete in Great Britain
Place: Benfield Centre for Sporting Excellence Newcastle
upon Tyne,
Date: 26/27th August 2006
Saturday 26th - Team Competition from
3pm
Sunday 27th - Individual apparatus from 2pm
The leading nation in Women’s
Artistic Gymnastics, Romania, (3 times Olympic
and 7 times World Team Champions) are coming to Britain to
meet the GB National Team in a Friendly International at the
Benfield Centre for Sporting Excellence in Newcastle on 26/27
August 2006.
Both nations consider this event as an important
checkpoint in their preparation for the World Championships
in Aarhus (DEN), in October 2006.
After the Olympic Games in Athens, Romania have
gone through significant changes in their leadership and organisation
of work, and since the recent retirement of the triple Olympic
Champion Catalina
Ponor, their team now consists primarily of talented
young gymnasts who will play a vital role in the 2008 Olympic
Games in Beijing (CHN).
Sandra
IZBASA (16), the 2006 European Champion on Floor and
Silver medallist in the All-around in Volos (GRE) seems to
be the most likely successor of Catalina
Ponor.
Steliana
NISTOR (16), the 2004 Junior European All-around and
Floor Champion has reasonable international experience compared
to the rest of the visiting team:
Aluissa
LACUSTEANU (14)– 2006 Junior European Champion on
Floor,
Andreea
Grigore , Loredana
SUCAR (16) and Daniela
DRUNCEA (15).
The two most experienced gymnasts
in the British Team in Newcastle will be the World, Commonwealth
and European Finalist on Vault Imogen CAIRNS (17) from The
Academy G.C., Devon, and Melanie ROBERTS (18) from the City
of Liverpool G.C., who has a proven record of successful International
participation.
Aisling WILLIAMS (16), also from Liverpool, has recovered
from her wrist injury and is now in her top form. Two stylish
gymnasts from Barry Girls G.C., Wales , Lynette LISLE (17)
and Olivia BRYL (18), are also included in the team, together
with the talented hopefuls Emma WHITE (16), the 2006 British
Champion on Vault from Huntingdon G.C., and Kerri UPTON (16)
from Dynamo, Southampton.
Elizabeth TWEDDLE (21), 2006 European
Champion on A. Bars will not be competing in Newcastle, but
continues her preparation for the World Championships.
Previous Friendly Meets between GBR and ROM (Women):
in 2001, 2002 and 2004
Romania: · Three times Olympic (1984, 2000 and 2004)
and seven times World Team Champions (1979, 1987, 1994, 1995,
1997, 1999, 2001).
· Achievements at the last European Championships,
Volos, Greece, June 2006:
Team- Silver medal
All-around- Sandra
Isbasha- Silver medal
Floor - Sandra
Isbasha- European Champion, - Catalina
Ponor- Bronze medal
Beam- Catalina
Ponor- European Champion
- Sandra
Isbasha- Bronze medal (=Marina Proskurina (UKR)
ROM Juniors- Volos 2006:
Team- Silver;
Andrea
Grigore- Silver Beam & Floor;
Aluissa
Lacusteanu- Gold Floor; Bronze Beam.
Great Britain:
· Olympic Games- 10th Sydney 2000;
World Championships- 9th Anaheim 2003;
European Championships- 5th Amsterdam
· Achievements at the last European Championships,
Volos, Greece, June 2006:
Team- 7th place
A. Bars- Beth Tweddle- European Champion
Vault- Imogen Cairns- 8th place
All-around- Imogen Cairns- 10th place
GBR Juniors- Volos 2006:
Team- 5th
Laura Jones- 5th Beam
Rebecca Downie- 6th Floor
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