21. November 2022  
Gran Canaria  
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Welcome to the 60th Festival BLUME GRAN CANRIA 2022

Jesus TELO RODRIGUEZ
- OC BLUME Gran Canaria

Since the last BLUME Festival Gran Canaria, the Covid 19 pandemic had forced a break, which we had bridged with a small interlude in 2021.
Now, however, the 60th Fesival BLUME Gran Canaria 2022 is to take place from 25 November to 01 December, dedicated to the memory of Joaquin BLUME, the four-time Spanish European gymnastics champion with German roots  who died in a plane crash six decades ago..
BLUME chief organiser Jesus TELO RODRIGUEZ is delighted about the unexpected reception after complicated pandemic times, as more than 22 foreign delegations and more than 350 gymnasts from 9 countries are expected on the legendary "island of eternal spring".
This more than exceeds the expectations of the Canarian organisers and shows the unbroken attraction of this unique festival for the many loyal visitors and the young newcomers worldwide.


♦ By far the most foreign participants will come from Denmark (102), Germany (77) and from Great Britain (109).

"In 2019, the biggest gymnastics spectacle in the world took place in Dornbirn with the World Gymnaestrada and with "BLUME GRAN CANARIA", which thus consolidated itself as an integral part of the international gymnastics calendar in winter," the European Gymnastics Union (EC) attested to the Canarian organisers.
This attraction of thousands of athletes to also participate in the BLUME GRAN CANARIA 2022 is also due, among other things, to the long-standing support of the implicated institutions, the island government Cabildo de Gran Canaria and the numerous venues, such as Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Telde, Arucas, Agüimes, Santa Brígida, Mogán and Ingenio!

♦ There will also be International BLUME GRAN CANARIA tournaments again in 2022, again with the participation of teams from Germany, Denmark, Italy and Spain, for example in rhythmic gymnastics in the Jesús Telo sports hall in the island capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
More than 300 participants from 9 countries will be involved in the important 50plus segment in a total of 25 international workshops led and designed by eminent experts and lecturers from 6 nations.
♦ There are more than 15 venues where the actors of the BLUME GRAN CANARIA Festival 2022 will offer a colourful gymnastics spectacle to the audience of the island,
among them the renowned sports & culture club "TaBeA" from Halle an der Saale or the "Silver World Games" sports acrobatics couple Pia Schütze & Daniel Blintsov from Riesa, who will contribute significantly to the highlights of the performances. Gran Canaria is looking forward to its guests!

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