10th Anniversary of International Wheel Gymnastics Federation (IRV)

IRV, founding in 1995

On the edge of the Gala of the TSB Flensburg the IRV celebrated on 12th of November its ceremony of the "10th anniversary of the "International Federation of Wheel Gymnastics" (IRV):
Several guests of honour, coming from the different member states, complied the invitation. ..

They enjoyed first the fringe events like a little trip through Flensburg and the surrounding and afterwards got the possibility to revue the successful development of the federation within a welcome.
Highlight of the anniversary was certainly the visit of the gala on Saturday evening. In cooperation with the show team WheelMotions, the IRV let old times rise. They performed a 20-year-old show of the former DTB-Schauturngruppe. On the basis of this show gymwheel started in a lot of countries and let to the international spreading of this kind of sport.
The evening ends with swinging music, dance and a buffet in a circle of artists and gymnasts.
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IRV Convention
At this weekend the ceremony for the 10th anniversary took place, the IRV also held a conference to dicuss actual and further events.
After having held the World championships this year in spring, there will be an International training camp 2006 take place in Normal/Illinois (USA) at the end of next July. The invitation will be available on the homepage of the IRV within the next days.
In March 2006 the World Team Cup will be held in Flensburg and Kiel (GER), followed by a training course for the top two gymnast of each member state. They got already a special invition for this course.

Dirk Balkenohl - new coming press chief of IRV

New face at the IRV and further plannings for next year
At the meeting, a new person was appointed. Dirk Balkenohl (GER) will be responsible for public relations of the IRV.
Many people know him as an activ gymnast and as a coordinator of excellent competitions (e.g. WC-qualification 2001- Arnsberg GER).
He is an interior architect, living and working in Hanover (GER).
Starting with wheelgymnastics in 1988 he took part in several german championships and even belonged to the national team of Germany at the WC in Switzerland 2001.
The predecessor of Dirk was Sigrun Leisner (Wuppertal/GER) , which withdraw herself from the honorary post as a Vice-President in cause of personal reasons.

Sigrun Leisner - Many Thanks for a great work!

Sigrun Leisner rendered outstanding services to wheelgymnastics. Not only at home in the Rhineland, but especially with big engagement on international level.
Thanks to her full activities events of the IRV always became a full success!
No matter if planning a competition or a trainings course, the IRV could always relay on her best efforts.
The IRV would like to say Thank You very much to her for all what she have done for wheel gymnastics and the international federation!
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