28. March 2003
Cottbus/Kairo
Artistic Gymnastics
Raouf Abdel Karim: First African World Cup Winner in History

The 27th Tournament of Masters in Cottbus has been a historcal moment for Africa: The 25-year-old
Raouf Abdel KARIM from Kairo is the first African gymnast in history who has obtained a World Cup victory in gymnastics. On the vaulting table ERGOJET he managed to overtake such specialists as the former European champion Leszek Blanik, Ioan Suciu from Romania or in the Winner’s Final the dynamic Russian Anton Golotsutskov.
After Mohamed Lazhari from Algeria (Tokyo 1964)...

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28. March 2003
Thessaloniki/Greece
Artistic Gymnastics
First day: Qualification of the third World Cup event

After the first day (qualification) of the world cup in Thessalonoki (Greece the favourites are leading on the apparatusses: Jordan Jovtchev (floor, Rings), Marius Urzica (Pommel horse), Dmitri Kasperovich (vault), Mitja Petkovsek (parallel bar) und Aljaz Pegan (high bar).
In women's category are on top: Natalia Ziganshina (vault), Svetlana Khorkina (uneven bars) and on balance beam the Chinese Zhang, Nan and on floor the Romanian Floarea Leonida .

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27. March 2003
Thessaloniki/Greece
Artistic Gymnastics
Comeback: Ioannis Melissanidis starts again after a break of 18 Month

The Greece superstar and Olympic floor champion of Atlanta 1996, Ioannis Melissanidis will start at the 4th World Cup of the 2003 circuit in his hometown Thessaloniki/Greece coming weekend to the first time after a break of 1 1/2 year. He plans to compete on vaulting table and on high bar. The competition hall named 'Ioannis Melissanidis Hall', but never before he took part in this stadium himself.
Coming weekend (finals on Saturday/Sunday/) the Greece host tests again the...

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23. March 2003
Cottbus / GER
Artistic Gymnastics
Final Day World Cup Cottbus: First African World Cup Victor!

A surprise could be seen in the men`s vault final, Karim Ali Raouf Abdel won this final with two very good vaults.
The victory on parallel bars goes to Yann Cucherat from France.
In the women`s field it has been the day of Russia`s Anna Pavlova. With her elegant and beautiful routines she has won on beam as well as on floor.
In the high bar final an exciting competition between Aljaz Pegan (SLO) and...

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22. March 2003
Cottbus / GER
Artistic Gymnastics
First final Day in Cottbus: First Hungarian success on Floor

The first day of finals in Cottbus has ended now and a lot of high-quality performances were presented to the audience in the venue “Lausitzhalle”. In the men`s floor final Hungary`s Robert Gal managed to take the lead in front of Roman Zozulia (UKR) who thrilled the audience with his extraordinary routine.
On pommel horse Marius Urzica (ROM) as expected present a brilliant routine and won this final. Also on rings the favourite Jordan Jovtchev (BUL) came...

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