Mayor of Lillehammer: Welcome to all our Guests!

Synn?ve Brenden Klemetrud
Mayor of Lillehammer

At the beginnung of the week of the 5th WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS of WHEEL GYMNASTICS, the Mayor of Lillehammer (Norway) Synn?ve Brenden Klemetrud welcomes all guests, participants, leaders and organisers in the Olympic city of the winter games 1994.
The world championships of wheel gymnastics will be held from May 28 to 31....

Synn?ve Brenden Klemetrud
Mayor of Lillehammer

Synn?ve Brenden Klemetrud, Mayor of Lillehammer
'WELCOME TO LILLEHAMMER!
It is a great pleasure for me as Mayor of Lillehammer to wish all the participants, leaders and organisers welcome to the World Championship in Wheel Gymnastics in the Olympic H?kon Hall in Lillehammer 28-31 May 2003.
The Norwegian Gymnastics Federation and the organising committee are expecting 150 - 200 athletes from approximately 15 countries. I hope the young athletes, who will compete in three disciplines, will succeed according to what are their goals for this competition. But I also know that for many athletes, to be a participant in a World Championship is an own goal. Wheel Gymnastics is a young sport in Norway and the first World Championships was held as late as in 1995, but I understand that the interest for the sport is increasing and are now represented in 23 countries world wide.
The Olympic Winter Games in 1994 were really successful, and I think that even the biggest optimist among our inhabitants have to admit, that the success of the Games reached far beyond our highest expectations.

Olympic Hakons Hall

We are very proud of the Olympic Park and the arenas that are located there.
<< The H?kon Hall, the Lysg?rdbakken ski jumping hills and Birkebeineren ski stadium are situated just outside the town. Thanks to the Lillehammer Games, the town has undergone many positive changes, with both aesthetic and practical improvements being made to the town - a benefit to both the inhabitants and guests alike.

Today Lillehammer has about 25 000 inhabitants, and the town has lot of opportunities within culture, entertainment, restaurants and nightlife. In addition you find beautiful scenery and well preserved nature that has been so important to the inhabitants of Lillehammer in both summer and winter. And this is a quality I know our guests appreciate, too.

I hope you will have a successful World Championship, and that you will enjoy your stay in Lillehammer.

Yours sincerely,

Synn?ve Brenden Klemetrud
Mayor of Lillehammer

♦♦♦