39th World Championships in Artistic Gymnastics (Men &
Women)
British Gymnastics are delighted to announce the Men’s
and Women’s Artistic gymnastics Teams that will shortly
depart for Aarhus (DEN) to compete in the World Championships,
13-21 October 2006.
The Women’s and the Men’s Teams feature a very
strong group of gymnasts with Beth Tweddle (City of Liverpool)
and Ross Brewer (Sutton GC) leading the way.
For Beth, Britain’s greatest ever gymnast, the World
Championships represent another competition where she can
aim for victory on A. Bars against the world’s finest
gymnastic talent. Having already won two Bronze World Championships
medals (Anaheim 2003 and Melbourne 2005), Beth will be hoping
for even better in Aarhus.
Three times British Men’s Champion Ross Brewer meanwhile
will be aiming to continue his good form that saw him lead
England to a team Bronze in the 2006 Commonwealth games.
The Women’s Team features a young group of gymnasts
who have all developed hugely over the last year. Melanie
Roberts and Aisling Williams, both from the City of Liverpool,
contributed to the GB Teams 7th place finish in this year’s
European Championships in Volos (GRE). Welsh Champion Lynette
Lisle (Barry), 2006 British Vault Champion Emma White (Huntingdon
Olympic GC) and UK Schools Games all-around champion Olivia
Bryl (Barry) will also be looking to impress on the world
stage.
The British Women’s Team took 9th place at the last
World Championships in Anaheim (USA) in 2003 and their target
is to keep their place between the World’s elite.
For the Men, Commonwealth Games gymnasts Ryan Bradley (Earls
School), Adam Cox (City of Leeds) and Luke Folwell (Huntingdon
Olympic) will be expecting to produce there best and finish
in the top 24 teams in order to participate in the next year’s
World Championships in Stuttgart (GER), where only the top
12 Teams will gain Olympic Qualification for Beijing 2008.
Sam Hunter (Notts GC) member of the 4th place Junior European
Team, Volos (GRE) and Danny Lawrence (South Essex) European
Senior Team gymnast complete the GB’s ever-improving
men’s team.
Television coverage.
BBC Interactive Freeview service (red button):
LIVE Women’s Team Finals (Wed 18th, 1800-2030)
LIVE Men’s All Around Finals (Thurs 19th, 1430-1700)
LIVE Women’s All Around (Thurs 1830-2100)
LIVE Individual Apparatus Finals (Fri 1800-2030)
LIVE Individual Apparatus Finals (Sat 1330-1600)
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