(BEIJING, December 3) — The 2007 Rhythmic Gymnastics International Invitational Tournament will be held at Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium from December 5 to 7, the organizers announced today.
Altogether, 76 gymnasts from 16 countries will take part in two competitions: the individual all-around competition and the group all-around competition, with one gold medal for each.
The participating teams come from Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Spain, Estonia, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea, Russia, and Ukraine.
The venue – Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
The individual competition consists of four apparatus exercises on rope, hoop, clubs, and ribbon. The qualification round lasts two days, and gymnasts will compete on two of the four apparatuses each day. The top 10 gymnasts from the qualification round on each of the four apparatuses will compete in the final competition. Scores from the qualification round are not carried over to the final competition, and the winner will be the gymnast with the highest score in the final.
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Groups of six gymnasts will perform two group exercises. One is performed with five ropes and the other with three hoops and two clubs. The eight best groups in both exercises will compete in the final competition. The group with the highest total score on the two exercises in the final will be declared the winner.
Based on the 2007 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships ranking, invitations were sent to select gymnasts and groups. One gymnast per federation was invited from the federations whose gymnasts were ranked in the top 10 at the championships, while the top 10 groups were invited to the group competitions.
With the arrival of the Azerbaijan team on Monday, all 170 participants, including the athletes, coaches, officials of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), judges, doctors, and translators, are ready for the tournament.
from: beijing2008.cn
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