The third division of the four women’s qualifying rounds for the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships underway in Rimini has also concluded. Ten countries are involved in this second part of the preliminary phase inside the pavilions of the Romagna exhibition centre: Israel, Sweden, Austria, Turkey, Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Georgia, Czech Republic and Croatia.
INDIVIDUAL
The Romanian remains at the top of the provisional ranking of the general competition Sabrina MANECA-VOINEA with the total of 52,700 (13,600 – 11,300 – 14,100 – 13,700) the Spanish Alba PETISCO with the total of 52,699 (13,400 – 13,000 – 13,133 – 13,166) and the French Morgane OSYSSEK-REIMER with 52,432 (13,166 – 13,000 – 12,866 – 13,400).
TEAMS
At the level of leading teams we find France stable with an overall score of 159.130, ahead of Romania (158.798) and Spain (154.462).
Today’s admission competition will award the individual all-around title and will determine admissions to the specialty finals on Saturday and the team final on Sunday. The Italian Alice D’AMATO, bronze medal in Antalya last year, her sister Asia, gold in Monaco 2022, Manila ESPOSITO, silver on beam at the continental championship in Antalya, and Belgian Maellyse are in the running for the crown in the full lap. BRASSART, fifth best gymnast in Anatolia, the Romanian Sabrina MANECA-VOINEA, bronze on the Turkish quad and the Englishwoman Rebecca DOWNIE, vice champion on the asymmetric bars in Turkey behind the agent of the Genoese Fiamme Oro.
Meanwhile, Yumin Abbadini – third best gymnast at the 2024 European Championships – and Matteo Levantesi returned to the Rimini Fair, this time as spectators, fresh from the bronze medal won with the team (also made up of Marco Lodadio, Mario Macchiati and Lorenzo Casali ) last week at the 36th Men’s Continental Artistic Championships. “Great emotion to return here where, a few days ago, we obtained some wonderful satisfactions and two very important medals. Now we are here to support the girls. They need all our support. Forza Italia!” The two gymnasts from Pro Carate and Virtus Pasqualetti were VIP guests of the organization together with the second Italian Ritmica national team, protagonists of the opening ceremony of the 35th European Women’s Artistic Championships.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE RACE
To follow the results in real time CLICK HERE while the live coverage of the qualifiers is available on Eurovision – Sports.
