01. September 2008  
Tokyo /Japan  
Rhythmic Gymnastics

All Japan Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships

All Japan RG Club Championships was held in Tokyo, last weekend.
Surprisingly not the long time leading Japanese AEON Club was the winner this year, but new champion was the ADACHI RG Club and won the gold medal, followed by HIKOSEN RG Club and on third came the wellknown AEON RG Club.
The elite individual all-around title was won by  Mai Hidaka (ADACHI RG Club), Riko Anakubo from AEON ranked on 3rd. ....
Top three club teams got tickets to the International AEON CUP 2008.

At the this year's Japan Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships participated  224 club teams and altogether 672 individual gymnasts ....!!

Third placed Riko ANAKUBO from AEON RG Club.

* Junior's All-around Results:

1. Erina Narimatsu (MACHIDA RG Club)  - 24.775
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2. Yuria Eda (ADACHI RG Club)                  - 24.225

3. Ayano Sato (Tsuchida RG Club)           - 23.725


4. Rie Matsubara (ALFA)                            - 23.700

5. Haruka Murase (Meijo Univers. RG)   - 22.925

6. Karin Yanagawa (AEON)                       - 22.750
7. Haruka Ikegaya (Ange)                          - 22.300
8. Emi Miyamoto (HIKOSEN RG Club)   - 22.125

* Report & photos by
GYMmedia correspondent: Takaki KOBAYASHI, Tokyo