Gymnastics Olympic update

* Trudy McIntosh [VIC/VIS], Lisa Skinner [QLD/QAS] and Allana Slater [WA/WAIS] depart Australia on Monday 1 November for one month to compete on the European Grand Prix Circuit [details attached]. * Ji Wallace [NSW] and Robyn Forbes [VIC] have qualified for the new Olympic Sport of Trampoline. Selection to the 2000 Australian Olympic Team will be at the discretion of the AOC. * Australia has qualified 1 Individual Rhythmic Gymnast for the Olympic Games. This Gymnast is likely to be named by the FIG in the coming week. Selection of this Gymnast to the 2000 Australian Olympic Team will be at the discretion of the AOC. * Following his withdrawl from the All Around Final at the World Championships earlier this month, Andrei Kravtsov [QLD/AIS] will undergo shoulder on his injured surgery later this week. * Australia qualified 2 individual places for the Men's Competition at the Olympics. There will be two Olympic Trials held in Men's Gymnastics. The first will held at the Sydney SuperDome in July 2000. The second will follow the Training Camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in August 2000. Selection to the 2000 Australian Olympic Team will be at the discretion of the AOC. * Australia qualified a full Team [6 places] for the Women's Competition at the Olympics. There will be two Olympic Trials held in Men's Gymnastics. The first will held at the Sydney SuperDome in July 2000. The second will follow the Training Camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in August 2000. Selection to the 2000 Australian Olympic Team will be at the discretion of the AOC. * Australia has qualified 1 Individual Rhythmic Gymnast for the Olympic Games. This Gymnast is likely to be named by the FIG in the coming week. Selection of this Gymnast to the 2000 Australian Olympic Team will be at the discretion of the AOC. * Australia qualified Ji Wallace and Robyn Forbes in Trampoline for the Olympics. Ji has qualified in his own right. Robyn has been named as one of the two wild cards in the Women's Competition. Selection of this Gymnast to the 2000 Australian Olympic Team will be at the discretion of the AOC. UPDATE ON FORTHCOMING COMPETITIONS FOR AUSTRALIA'S LEADING WOMEN'S ARTISTIC GYMNASTS DATE MEET/DETAILS VENUE Friday 5 to 7 November Glasgow Grand Prix Glasgow, Scotland Saturday 13 to 14 November Vienna Invitational Dornbirn, Austria Wednesday 17 November Arthur Gander Memorial Morges, Switzerland Friday 19 to 21 November Swiss Cup Grand Prix Zurich, Switzerland Friday 26 to 28 November International Massilia Trophy Marseille, France Friday 26 to 28 November DTB Pokal Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany Friday 10 to 11 December Chunichi Cup Nagoya, Japan * Subject to change * Nik Freestone will maintain communication with National Coach Peggy Liddick while the Team is in Europe. For interviews and updates on the meets please contact Nik Freestone on 0414 579 558. * Information on Broadcast rights for each event will be available through Nik Freestone on 0414 579 558.