The decision of the judges from Zutphen now obliges the Dutch Gymnastics Federation to appoint the two gymnasts to the Oranje-squad for the World-Championships preparations as well as to pay them a fee of € 250.00 per gymnast and per lost day.
The head of the club Patrick Echt Maurice Verheijen is glad about the decision of the judges: “Justice has won. The Dutch Gymnastics Federation can’t just change a rule which it had previously set up itself. This decision is also important for the future. I am quite sure that our gymnasts will get a fair chance from their federation now. Well, seeing it from a legal perspective I don’t expect any more problems…!”

The head of KNGU Frans Koffie said: “The judge is right. I will speak to my colleagues and will expressly ask them for their loyalty in order to give both gymnasts a fair chance. And they definitely have a right for that. In our federation – and I had not expected this kind of decision from the judges – we will change our regulations and procedures accordingly”.
Head coach Frank Louter and trainings co-ordinator Willem Veldman have been asked by their federation not to speak about this topic with the press.

According to the opinion of “insiders“ of the Dutch Women’s gymnastics scene this decision of the judges is the result of a selection procedure which had not been thought through sufficiently by the commission of women’s gymnastics before. This procedure should now be amended.
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'STELLA SACHAROVA CUP
Kiev, Ukraine, 5. April 2003

Results:
Men:
1. Ruslan Mezenstev UKR 56,503
2. Sergei Vyaltsev UKR 54,074
3. Yuri Tikhanovski RUS 53,536
4. Yevgeni Bogonosyuk UKR 53,433
5. Fabian Hambuechen GER 52,47

Junior standings:
1. Fabian Hambuechen GER

Women:
1. Alyona Kvasha UKR 37,209
2. Yekaterina Orlova RUS 36,767
3. Irina Yarotskaya UKR 36,057
4. Marina Kostyuchenko UKR 35,830
5. Inna Teslenko UKR 35,695

Junior standings:
1. Kostyuchenko
2. Teslenko
3. Olga Shcherbatikh UKR 35,339

FRIENDSHIP CLASSIC 2003
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RESULTS, 3rd World Cup: 'NOYNOY' Grand Prix, Thessaloniki
2003, March, 28 - 30

All Results, WOMEN

All Results, MEN

RESULTS:

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PARTICIPANTS, MEN:
Austria
Thomas Zimmermann
Belarus
Dmitry Kasperovich, Denis Savenkov, Alexei Sinkevich
Brazil.
Diego Hypolito, Mosiah Rodrigues
Bulgaria
Kiril Gizdov, Jordan Jovtchev, Radoslav Stefanov
Canada
Brandon O'Neill, Casey Sandy
China
Feng Jing, Li Dezhi, Xiao Qin
Croatia
Kris Marcek, Sasa Solar, Tomislav Markovic
Cyprus
Herodotos Giorgallas, Andreas Kousios
Denmark
Rasmus Brandtoft, Kasper Fardan, Tue Lodahl
Greece
Vlasios Maras, Ioannis Melissanidis, Dimosthenis Tambakos
Exhibition competitors: Christos Daskalakis, Christos Libanovnos, Charalabos Karbalis, Vasilis Tsolakidis, Leonidas Tzavaras, Alexei Xilogiannis, Giannis Zachariadis
Finland:
Jari Monkkonen, Jani Tanskanen, Ollie Torkkel
France
Florent Marée, François Ruffier
Germany:
Christian Berczes, Stephan Zapf
Great Britain
Kanukai Jackson
Hungary
Levente Fekete, Robert Gal, Roland Kiraly
Iceland
Runar Alexandersson
Italy
Albert Busnari, Igor Cassina, Matteo Morandi
Latvia
Eriks Revelinsh, Yevgeny Sapronenko, Igors Vihrovs
Moldova
Vasili Scuratcov, Andrei Chesnocov
Netherlands
Peter Geurts, Yuri van Gelder
Poland
Leszek Blanik, Roman Kulesza
Portugal
Filipe Bezugo, Manuel Campos
Romania
Marius Urzica
Russia
Alexei Bondarenko, Nikolai Kryukov, Yevgeny Podgorny
Slovenia
Aljaz Pegan, Mitja Petkovsek
Switzerland
Patrick Dominguez, Roger Sager, Roman Schweizer Ukraine
Alexander Beresch, Valery Goncharov, Roman Zozulya

(63 gymnasts / 27 countries)