World Gymnastics Championships to Be Biggest Ever
Gymnastics - artistic -
31 Mar 2003
The 37th World Championships organisers are bracing for what could be the largest ever World Gymnastics Championships this August at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, with 740 athletes from 80 countries meeting the preliminary registration deadline earlier this week.
'USA Gymnastics and the Arrowhead Pond are thrilled with the amount of international support the world championships is receiving,' said USA Gymnastics President Bob Colarossi. 'The number of entries helps demonstrate the significance of hosting the World Championships on U.S. soil as we look forward to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.'
Among the entries are 57 men’s team and 44 women’s teams. The delegations will bring with them a host of additional staff, judges, translators and coaches, doubling the number of international participants to just over 1,500, though some attrition is expected as the event nears.
The 2003 World Gymnastics Championships, Aug. 16-24 at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, will award individual event gold medals as well as team titles in both men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics disciplines. The World Championships also serve as the qualification event for the 2004 Olympic Games and will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the FIG first international Tournament.
It was in Antwerp (BEL), in July 1903!
For more details contact:
Philippe Silacci c/o FIG Press Officer,
phone: + 41 32 494 64 10
psilacci@fig-gymnastics.org
www.fig-gymnastics.com
'USA Gymnastics and the Arrowhead Pond are thrilled with the amount of international support the world championships is receiving,' said USA Gymnastics President Bob Colarossi. 'The number of entries helps demonstrate the significance of hosting the World Championships on U.S. soil as we look forward to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.'
Among the entries are 57 men’s team and 44 women’s teams. The delegations will bring with them a host of additional staff, judges, translators and coaches, doubling the number of international participants to just over 1,500, though some attrition is expected as the event nears.
The 2003 World Gymnastics Championships, Aug. 16-24 at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, will award individual event gold medals as well as team titles in both men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics disciplines. The World Championships also serve as the qualification event for the 2004 Olympic Games and will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the FIG first international Tournament.
It was in Antwerp (BEL), in July 1903!
For more details contact:
Philippe Silacci c/o FIG Press Officer,
phone: + 41 32 494 64 10
psilacci@fig-gymnastics.org
www.fig-gymnastics.com