16. October 2009  
London, Great Britain  
Artistic Gymnastics

Prizes of Elegance to Keatings and Garcia

Keatings, Garcia
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*fig-press: -- Longines, official timekeeper and data handler at the 41st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 in London, is pleased to announce that the Longines Prize for Elegance has been given to the female gymnast Elsa Garcia from Mexico and the male gymnast Daniel Keatings from Great Britain.
This award decorates the athletes having demonstrated the most remarkable elegance in the course of an international competition at world level.
Longines was also proud to present its new Ambassador of Elegance Ariella Kaeslin (SUI), the European vault Champion as well as all-around bronze medallist.

Ariella KAESLIN, Swiss 'Sports Women of the Year', now Longines' new Ambassador

Furthermore, the press has been provided for the first time with competition data in real time handled by Longines.

In gymnastics, the challenge of movement not only demands flawless execution but also grace, beauty and harmony known as “elegance”.
At the 41st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, all participants in the individual all-around finals held in the O2 on Thursday October 15th and on Friday October 16th, 2009 were nominated for the Longines Prize for Elegance.
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