12. June 2014  
Baku, Azerbaijan  
ECh RG 2014

Last Day of official Training in Baku

Training of Austrian group

Europeans in Rhythmic Gymnastics are about to start
Wednesday and Thursday served still for preparation of the upcoming competition on Friday.
While the UEG held their orientation meeting and press-conference, official trainings were going on in the brand new Mili Gimnastike Arena (National Gymnastics Arena).
This arena is the biggest sport complex for all gymnastics disciplines, with eleven carpets for rhythmic gymnastics. The Azeri gymnasts also live in this complex and school will be incorporated soon as well.

Athletes Village, built not only for the participants of these Europeans of course, but just ready for the top event of next year, the 1st EUROPEAN GAMES 2015.

* Reporting from Baku for GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL
* Esther Teijeira (ESP)
All other delegations live in the Athletes village (picture ahead), built for the upcoming European Games next year, just in front of the gymnastics arena. That makes the access to the venue very comfortable, because it can be reached by foot in less than five minutes.

* The Orientation Meeting of UEG
For the head of delegations an orientation meeting took place on Wednesday afternoon in the Fairmont Hotel in Baku, located in one of the three buildings known as “Flame Towers” and the highest buildings in Azerbaijan. The Flame Towers are transformed into gigantic screens in the night, illuminated by more than 10.000 LED-luminaries that create illusions of fire and the Azeri flag.
On Thursday at the opening press-conference the UEG representatives, Georges Guelzec, president of the UEG, and Heide Bruneder, president of the Technical Committee in rhythmic gymnastics, congratulated Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation for their work and the perfect conditions at this year’s European Championships.

* Today's Press Conference in Baku

Mr. Altay Hasanov, vice-president of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation gave a warm welcome to all media representatives. More than 10 camera teams and numerous representatives of the written press attended the event and filled up the whole conference room. From the Azerbaijan federation were also present, Farid Gayibov, general secretary, and Mariana Vasilieva, head coach of the Azerbaijan National team, answering questions about the expectations of the upcoming competition.


* Last impressions from the second day of official training

Meanwhile the Elite groups, junior individual teams and the 20 elite gymnasts qualified from last year’s European Championships, continued putting the finishing touches to their routines ....!
** From Baku for GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL
Esther Teijeira / Spain