Worlds greatest gymnasts descend on Glasgow
10th Glasgow Grand Prix & World Cup
Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
10th – 11th November 2006
Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena,
Argyle Street, Glasgow
A superb line up of the World greatest gymnasts will descend
on Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall on 10/11 November, for the
2006 Grand Prix, which marks the Tenth anniversary of this
Internationally renowned gymnastic spectacle, in a historic
year for British Gymnastics.
All eyes will be on Britain’s first ever Artistic World
Champion Beth Tweddle on the back of her historical performance
on A. Bars at the recent World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.
Beth has brought a new confidence to the sport of gymnastics
in this country, something that organizers Glasgow City Council
and British Gymnastics believe will make this event all the
more special.
The 2006 Glasgow Grand Prix is an extremely significant event
in this year World Gymnastics calendar as it the final event
in which the World best gymnasts can gain qualifying points
to get into the top eight for the World Cup Final in Sao Paolo
(BRA) in December.
Numerous Olympic, World and European Champions and medallists
will perform in Glasgow, with some of the most popular names
in the Men’s field being:
Marian Dragulescu (ROM), current World Champion on Floor and
Vault, Diego Hypolito (BRA), 2005 World Champion on Floor,
Krisztian Berki (HUN), 2005 European Champion on Pommels,
Alexander Safoshkin (RUS), 2006 European Champion on Rings,
Aljaz Pegan (SLO), 2005 World Champion on High Bar, Sean Townsend
(USA), 2002 World Champion on P.Bars, Yuri Van Gelder, 2005
World Champion on Rings, Leszek Blanik (POL), Olympic and
World Vault medallist, Vlasios Maras (GRE), twice former World
Champion on High Bar , and a number of other World Cup Qualifiers
medal winners from 26 countries.
The women’s list also boasts great gymnasts, such as
the double Olympic Champion from Sydney Elena Zamolodchikova
and Olympic and World medallist Anna Pavlova, both from Russia;
the World Bronze medallists in the All-around from Aarhus
Sandra Izbasha and Steliana Nistor from Romania, The Australians
Daria Jura and Olivia Vivian who also left their mark at the
recent World forum on Denmark, as did the Brazilians Lais
Souza and Daniele Hypolito, the Ukrainians Daria Zgoba and
Olga Sherbatykh (UKR) and the Czechs Jana Sikulova and Jana
Komrskova.
In the company of these World beating gymnasts Beth Tweddle
(Liverpool) will represent Great Britain together with her
National team- mates, Lynette Lisle (Barry Girls, Wales) and
Aisling Willaims (Liverpool).
The 2006 Commonwealth Games Champion on Pommels and Bronze
medallist at the recent DTB Cup in Germany, Louis Smith (Huntingdon)
will compete along with David Eaton (Hinckley), Sam Hunter
(Nottingham), Adam Cox (Leeds), Daniel Keatings (Huntingdon).
No doubt, Scotland will follow with a specific interest the
performances of their home grown talent, Adam Cox (20, two
days after the event!), from Livingston, an excellent High
Bar specialist, who moved to Leeds last September because
of his studies at University.
Adam Cox and Sam Hunter were part of the GBR Team in Aarhus
that won the passage into next years World Championships and
Olympic Qualifications.
To download full listings of Gymnast, Coaches and Judges
please click here.
Competition Schedule
Friday, 10 November 2006: Qualification round (13.00-18.30)
1pm- Qualification begins.
Round 1- Men’s Floor, Men’s Pommel Horse, Women's
Vault.
Round2- Men’s Pommel Horse, Women’s A.Bars.
Round 3- Men’s Rings
Round 4 –Men's Vault, Women’s Beam
Round 5 – Men’s P. Bar
Round 6 – Men’s H. Bar, Women’s Floor.
Saturday 11th November - Finals
12.45pm- Doors Open
Saturday, 11 November: Finals (13:30- 18.00)
13.30 Start
13:36- 14:16 Men's Floor & Women's Vault
14:22- 14:49 Men's Pommels & Women's A/Bars
14:55- 15:12 Men's Rings
15:12- 15:24 Medal Ceremony
15:28- 16:06 Men's Vault & Women's Beam
16:12- 16:48 Men's P/Bars & Women's Floor
16:54- 17:16 Men's High Bar
17:17- 17:29 Medal Ceremony
17:30 End
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