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The World Gymnaestrada on a prestigious DVD series

03. Oktober 2007  
Dornbirn / Austria  
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The World Gymnaestrada on a prestigious DVD series

The WORLD GYMNAESTRADA 2007 on 18 super DVDs
After a long wait, it has finally arrived:
The exquisitely produced video spectacular of the 13th World Gymnaestrada 2007, which took place in Dornbirn, Austria, from July 8th to 14th, has come onto the market!
Four camerateams filmed everything that took place in the national villages, the live action stages and the exhibition grounds for a week.
<< Of course the atmospheric national evenings and the F.I.G. gala are particular highlights, but there is much, much more on the 18 colourful DVDs...

>> DVD O r d e r
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WORLD GYMNAESTRADA for you personal video library

* High viewing rate for the direct broadcasts of the opening and closing ceremonies on Austrian television,

* direct broadcast Portugese evening and the F:I:G: gala on Portugese TV,

* recordings of the national evenings and the F.I.G. gala on Austrian, Swiss, Brazilian, Finnish, South African and Russian TV

>>... Highlights of the 2007 World Gymnaestrada were broadcast worldwide in the form of spectacular and elaborately produced pictures, the total viewing time adding up to approx. 0 hours!

But now, since September 2007,  a real must-have for all those interested in the event is for sale:

GYMmedia-Berichterstattung

* Four camera teams filmed everything that happened on the exhibition grounds, in the national villages, on the live action stages and on excursion in the region for the whole of the Gymnaestrada week.
* Almost 2000 hours of video material was thus collected, and editors and cutters took ten days to choose the best and most beautiful scenes and combine them with fabulous pictures of the national evenings and the F.I.G. gala.

60 Minutes Best of the World Gymnaestrada 2007!
Nobody was able to experience this Gymnaestrada personally to its full extent - the enthusiasm for the performances on the live stages, the meetings on the gymnaestrada mile, the parties ans celebrations, the sights and excursions, the excitement behind the scenes, the presision and the colourful images at the large group performances, the fantastic athletic performances at the group presentations and national evenings.
The World Gymnaestrada Collection...
The 18 different Gymnaestrada DVD’s enable you to see and experience all this - and jog your memory.

>>  If you order now, you will receive your personal DVD set shortly!
For prices and conditions refer to www.wg2007-dvd.com
 The Film- & Eventproduktion Wiederin is proud to have participated in the World Gymnaestrada 2007 in Dornbirn as Host Broadcaster!
Here you have the opportunity of ordering your copy of the Worldgmnaestrada 2007 DVD :
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The Preparations for Blume Gran Canaria and Golden Age Festival are going on ...

27. September 2007  
Maspalomas / Gran Canaria  
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The Preparations for Blume Gran Canaria and Golden Age Festival are going on ...

Members of Spanish organizers

The Mayor of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Mari Pino Torres, celebrated a meeting with the representatives of the "Unión Europea de Gimnasia" and the Comité Organizador "Festival Blume Gran Canaria" concerning the preparation of the activities of the 1st Golden Age Gym Festival 2008 which will be held in our Municipality.
As representatives of the UEG participated the islandesa Birna Bjornsdottir, Vice President, and the Portuguese Alberto Claudinho, member.
From the Organising Committee Blume Gran Canaria participated in the meeting their President Jesús Telo Núñez, the General Secretary, Jesús Telo Rodríguez and the coordinator for the local workshops, Alejandro Rodríguez.

Consultation of the Organizing Committee with UEG and the Mayor of San Barolom? (Gran Canaria)

During the meeting the Mayor was informed about the Information Meeting of the 1st Golden Age Gym Festival 2008, which will be held from November  23 to 25 in the hotel Beverly Park de Playa del Inglés with the participation of represntatives of 15 nations.
The visitors will supervise the instalations where the sports festival will be and where the participants has the opportunity to visit the 47 Festival Internacional de Gimnasia Blume Gran Canaria, which will be held during the same dates in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, with the participation of more than 5.000 deportistas.
The 1st Golden Age Gym Festival 2008 will be held 2008, November 16 to 21 in different locations of the Municipality, like the "Polideportivo de San Fernando", the Shopping Centre "Plaza de Maspalomas", the Shopping Centre "Yumbo" or the Park San Fernando, with the participation of 2.500 gimnastas participants for the segment 50 plus.
Source: OC Blume Gran Canaria 

WORLD GYMNAESTRADA 2007: Press Conference with U E G ....

12. Juli 2007  
Dornbirn / Austria  
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WORLD GYMNAESTRADA 2007: Press Conference with U E G ....

'Blume-' and 'IGF 50+'-Team
today in Dornbirn

... concerning: "Golden Age GYM Festival"
At the information stand of BLUME Grancanaria, the Europen Gymnastcs Union UEG today officially presented the new event for older people in the 'golden years' - the so-called "Golden Age GYM Festival".
After a trial run  in autumn 2005, the first official festival is now planned in 2008, and will take place regularly in the year following the world gymnaestrada, in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria.
The organisers in the Canaries regularly hold a similar event entitled "International Gymnastics Festival 50+" yearly; the last festival took place in 2006, the next will take place this year.
>> .. more information on "IGF 50+" at > Downloads


* ... everything on the World Gymnaestrada at
>>  www.gymmedia.com/GYMNAESTRADA

Blume Committee meets in Most

21. Juni 2007  
Most / Czech Republic  
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Blume Committee meets in Most

Head of Blume-Committee Jesus Telo (l.) at the meeting...

Preparations for the World Gymnaestrada and for "Blume Gran Canaria"
The head of the Spanish organizing committee for the "47. Blume Gran Canaria Festival", the Spaniard Jesus TELO,  met members of staff and supervisors from various countries in the Czech town of Most.

Just a few days before the opening of the World Gymnaestrada the presentation  of the Spanish organizers of the world famous "BLUME Festival Gran Canaria" in the Austrian town of Dornbirn was dicussed, as well as the preparation of further interesting events and the festival itself...

Blume-Organizer Jesus TELO (left) during the meeting with international representatives of the Blume organizing committee:
Bärbel SCHÖTTLER from Germany (2nd l.), Nada KNORRE (Czech Republic) and Jürgen KLUGHAMMER (Germany, right)

First hand information on Blume at Dornbirn
During the event week of the 13th World Gymnaestrada 2007 in Dornbirn, Austria from July 8th to 13th the organizing committee will as usual present itself at a stand at the exhibition centre.

The UEG will organize a press conference on July 12th, 11.30 pm, at the exhibition centre.
Central topics will be:
- the 1st Golden Age GYM Festival 2008 in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria/ESP (16th  - 21st November 2008)
(... here invitations to a first informatory event, to take place from November 23rd to 25th 2007 in Maspalomas, will be issued to the 47 member associations of the UEG)
- the 6th EUROGYM in Albi (FRA), from July 12th to 18th 2008
Workshops at the "International Gymnastics Festival 50+" 2007
The former representative of the German Gymnastics Association for the programme 'Seniors and 50+', Bärbel Schöttler from Germany, will once again take responsibility for the contents and the organization of the many interesting workshops which provide an attractive opportunity to meet and exchange views internationally with groups and clubs from many countries.
A further topic of discussion was the '1st Golden Age Gym Festival' which has meanwhile been officially accepted by the European Gymnastics Union UEG for the year 2008, which is to become a regular event in the year after the World Gymnaestrada in Gran Canaria, after the trial run in 2005 proved successful. 
Further topics discussed at Most were
- the application of Las Palmas/Maspalomas - together with the Spanish gymnastics association RFEG - to host the 7th TeamGym-Competition for 2008 (26th to  30th November; Gent/BEL has also applied) and for
- the 1st Junior European Championships TeamGym 2009 (25th - 29th November).
International Contacts
The Blume organizers also met representatives of the Czech Sports Association, representatives of 'Sokol' and of the happy sports association 'Sports for All' in Most.
All these organizers will send groups or clubs to the 47th Blume Festival or the 'International Gymnastics Festival 50+' this year.
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47th BLUME-Festival Gran Canaria and 2nd IGF 50 + ....

03. Juni 2007  
Las Palmas / Gran Canaria  
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47th BLUME-Festival Gran Canaria and 2nd IGF 50 + ....

Ronny ZIESMER: 'Clubs, groups and all interested people should now register!

"Gymnastics in Gran Canaria brings people together"
The "47th Festival BLUME-Gran Canaria 2007" from November 27th to December 2nd 2007 will once again bring together thousands of sportsmen and -women, young people and senior citizens, top class, hobby and handicapped gymnasts from Europe and beyond on the Island of Everlasting Spring.
"There is no better place to act as a EU-ambassoador of the Year of Equal Opportunity than during this 'Festival of Hearts'!' - says Ronny Ziesmer, who is also an ambassador for this globally unique happy gymnastics event, which unites all the participants through sporting activities. Evaluation and competition have no importance at this festival, where people meet to get to know each other, talk about their experiences, and share and active and exciting holiday. 'What impressed me most where the many shows put on by the various participating groups' says Ziesmer, a former member of the German national gymnastics team who is now confined to a wheel chair and who took part in the festival two years ago....


47th International Sports Festival 'BLUME - GRAN CANARIA'
- 24th November to 2nd December 2007 -
   Gran Canaria, Spain -
Sportsmen and -women from Europe and beyond will meet again in the island's capital Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the holiday centres Maspalomas, Playa del Ingles and the towns Ingenio, Arucas and Telde and showcase the variety of gymnastics with their presentations. Just as every year, the hosts want to celebrate a superlative sports festival. It is intended to be a climax of international friendship.

Chief-Organizer Jesus TELO: "Primarily we of the organizing committee try to make personal contact with every participating group of gymnasts during the festival. This is where we differ from other, often impersonal major events. The full ranks of spectators and the  many participating sports clubs support the fundamental idea::
'Gymnastics in Gran Canaria brings people together ' .

Chief-Organizerr Jesus Telo Nunez, sen.
- has guaranteed creativity and consistency for nearly half a century!

"2. INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS FESTIVAL 50+"
As last year, the organizers led by Jesus TELO will combine the BLUME-Festival which commemorates the Spanish four-times European champion who died in an accident in 1957 "2nd International Gymnastics Festival 50 +", which was so sensationally successful with the senior sportspeople who love travel and gymnastics and has now become a fixture in the calendar of happy gymnastics.Guests from 16 countries came last year to participate in workshops, presentations, to meet each other and enjoy the palmlined beach in weather perfect for bathing weather...!

Just before the grand jubilee of the half-century, the 47th BLUME-GRAN CANARIA has long become the biggest happy gymnastics event organized by the Spanish gymnastics association (R.F.E.G.) and a unique sporting meet of people of different age groups, perspectives and physical abilities.

Ronny wearing the T-Shirt of the EU campaign in the 'Year of Equal Opportunity'

Real Equality of Opportunities...!
For example, groups of mentally handicapped people and athletes who present fantastic achievements although they are bound to a wheelchair a re integrated into the many-facetted programme of the festival.

"Here, equal opportunities and non-discrimination are really put into action", says the former member of the German national gymnastics team, Ronny Ziesmer, himself paralysed as the result of a training accident in 2004, who has been acting as an ambassador for the festival since his participation in 2005 and plans to reenforce his activities as a 'EU ambassador in the year of equal opportunities' .
'At the moment we are doing our best to direct the interest of the European Union to this unique and sympathetic event', says the former German gymnastics champion, who also supports the EU all over Europe so der ehemalige Deutsche Turnchampion, der die EU europaweit auch in its fight against discrimination!
* B L U M E  &  I G F  50+  -  INFORMATION*
Here you can get information on participation as a club, group or individual sportsperson

>> EINLADUNG, deutsche Sprache  (DOWNLOAD)

>> INVITATION, in English  (DOWNLOAD)

*Partner of BLUME Gran Canaria

* You can also visit the Spanish organizers at their info-table at the World Gymnaestrada in Dornbirn, Austria!

A 50th Anniversary on the Spanish Island Gran Canaria...

25. Mai 2006  
Las Palmas / Gran Canaria  
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A 50th Anniversary on the Spanish Island Gran Canaria...

Jesus Telo Nunez (ESP)
- the Canarians 'Father of Gymnastics'

In the days of May, Las Palmas (ESP) will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Las Palmas Sport Centre, a project brought to fruition through the imagination and pugnacity of its founder, Jesus Telo Nunez.
In 1956, Nunez opened the largest national training centre on the island, opening its doors to some thirty young gymnasts. All kinds of activities were practised from gymnastics to judo.
Today he and his son Jesus Telo jun. look behind a more than 45 years tradition of a unique "Festival with Heart", the BLUME FESTIVAL Gran Canaria, which will held to the 46th time at the end of 2006....

... in memory of Joaquim BLUME

The Centre in Las Palmas quickly took off and in the years that followed, it developed rapidly and acquired international fame.
Still, that wasn't enough for Jesus Telo. He had a something else in mind.
In 1959, he organised a large scale gymnastics event. A kind of Spanish Gymnaestrada!
It was a major event. He solicited the services and expertise of Catalan gymnast, Joaquin Blume, who was quick to accept. It was a hit from the beginning, a success so total that it surpassed even Telo's expectations.
...then tragedy struck: Joaquim perished in a plane accident and a dream came crashing down.
Joaquim Blume died, but his memory is alive to this day, for Jesus Telo didn't give up; he took up the torch and dedicated the event to the memory of his deceased friend.
The famous Blume Memorial was born.....!

The 2006 edition of "46th BLUME FESTIVAL Gran Canaria" will be held November 25 - December 8. Jesus Telo is still at the wheel, heading up one of the most prestigious events on the FIG General Gymnastics Calendar.
Source: fig & gymmedia

45th Festival BLUME Gran Canaria opened

02. Dezember 2005  
Las Palmas / Gran Canaria  
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45th Festival BLUME Gran Canaria opened

Last night the '45th Festival BLUME Gran Canaria' was opened with an impressive parade of the c. 1,200 participants in the capital Las Palmas on Gran Canaria.
Various Spanish groups and also groups of the 850 foreign guests from 14 countries presented their performances in a several-hour long gala. Many further performances will be seen during the week in various different venues on the island....

The 18-times Swiss parallel bars team champion of the club SGF Chiasso takes part in the BLUME- Festival for the first time.


Ronny Ziesmer - 'International BLUME-Ambassador'

The former German gymnast Ronny Ziesmer was welcomed with many cheers and standing ovations. He is now the ' International Ambassador' of this Festival!
The 'father of the Festival' Jesus Telo Nunes (on the left on the photo >>) warmly welcomed Ronny in his new role.

beautiful girls in the men's team of the club SGF Chiasso

A presentation of vitality

The team from the Italian part of Switzerland - in which also the famous 'Artur Gander Memorial' is being organised - has a lot of experiences in festival participations: They already performed in Rigazzone (ITA), Osaka (JPN) and two times in Portugal. This is now their first participantion in the BLUME- Festival. At the opening they presented a mixture of dance (photo) and men's artistic gymnastics (- photos will follow later in 'impressions').
This group from Chiasso consists of 24 members and they are 18-times Swiss Champion in the in Switzerland so called 'section gymnastics'.

It is already a tradition that British teams participate in the BLUME- Festival.
The audience cheered a lot for the pyramids of the 'Riverside Display Gymnastics Team'.

>> GYMmedia presents IMPRESSIONS of the OPENING CEREMONY

Ronny Ziesmer - Ambassador for BLUME Gran Canaria

01. Dezember 2005  
Playa del Ingles /Gran Canaria  
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Ronny Ziesmer - Ambassador for BLUME Gran Canaria

Ronny Ziesmer under palm trees

Ronny Ziesmer, the former German gymnast who is paraplegic since an accident during training in summer 2004, has agreed to be the international “ambassador” for the 45th Festival BLUME Gran Canaria 2005. The festival was founded at the end of the 50ies and was devoted to Joaquim BLUME, the European Champion in artistic gymnastics who was killed in an accident. The proposal was made to Ronny Ziesmer by the Organising Committee surprisingly during a live interview with the radio station 'Radio Atlantico'.
In future Ronny should be a link between elite and recreational sports and help to create further attention for the Festival BLUME Gran Canaria in which participate as well top- stars of gymnastics as also many participants who do recreational gymnastics or sports for handicaped persons.

The people in Spain follow Ronny Ziesmer’s visit with great attention. Also they were full of consternation when they heard of Ronny’s accident in the summer of 2004!

For Ronny this is the first major trip since his accident 16 months ago and it is also a great adventure. He was quite relieved when he arrived on Gran Canaria after a 12-hour long trip. “Yes, this first trip under conditions which are still new to me is important for me and it is a confirmation that it works and that you have to actively try everything!” - he said to GYMmedia upon arrival on Gran Canaria.
The main radio station of the Canary Islands 'Radio Atlantico' broadcasted a one-hour long program regarding the topic 'Festival BLUME Gran Canaria.

Ronny during a live- interview with a Canary radio station

.... and Ronny Ziesmer was interviewed during the live program in which also participated further Olympic participants from the Canary Islands.
In order to spare Ronny the trouble of a visit in the studio and the trip from the south of the country to the capital Las Palmas, Ronny was interviewed by phone and could remain in his room in the hotel “IFA Beach”. '... that’s cool!' was Ronny’s reaction – and then he was quite surprised about the proposal of Blume- Vice- President Amado Ramos Perez in future to act as international ambassador for this large festival (more than 6,000 participants from 14 nations).
Although I don’t know yet what my exact tasks will be, I of course accept this offer and will try to commit to it accordingly. This festival is about the complex idea of intenational gymnastics, and I’m looking forward to be a link between elite and recreational sports.

Jesus Telo welcomes Ronny Ziesmer on the Plaza des Maspalomas which is located right in the touristic centre of Playa del Ingeles in the south of the island.



'MASPALOMAS NIGHT'
The Spanish head of the Organising Committee – long-year TC member of the UEG - Jesus Telo presented this idea during yesterday’s show- evening on the Plaza de Maspalomas in the city centre under the cheers of several hundred tourists and BLUME- participants. Ronny himself followed the several-hour long colourful program including many groups from various nations.
The actual opening of the Festival will follow today evening.
The local administrations have acknowledged the Festival for quite a while already as an attractive enrichment of the cultural offers for the guests on the island and there are tourists who especially choose to make their holidays during “BLUME- time”…

After their performance young gymnasts of the 'Camberwell Gymnastics Clubs' congratulate Ronny to his new role as Festival- ambassador BLUME GRAN CANARIA


Also for Ronny it is perfectly being taken care of during the Festival.
Ronny:
The Blume- OC and a team of German organisers with Yvonne Herr, Sonja Schurek, Alexander Reuss and Richard Grüner (- on the background of the photo from left to right) take care as well of a smooth running of the Festival as also of many colourful events and nice hours which are spent together. Ronny feels here in a special way not only the international solidarity of the large gymnastics family but he also makes further major steps into a fullfilled and interesting life.
'And especially now I feel what the sports, for which I gave everything almost during my whole life up to now, can give back to me. So it hasn’t been invain for me -
- it’s right the opposite: Here I have the true feeling that I’m needed and can bring in my ideas!!'
- These are the feelings of the new 'BLUME-ambassador' who will return to Germany full of new verve.
From Gran Canaria: Eckhard Herholz


>> ... further GYMmedia- reports will follow after the OPENING of the 'Festival BLUME Gran Canaria' today evening in the main sports hall in the capital Las Palmas.

... the Day before the Opening of 45th BLUME Gran Canaria

30. November 2005  
Cran Canaria / Spain  
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... the Day before the Opening of 45th BLUME Gran Canaria

Jürgen Klughammer
hat für die vielen Gäste aus aller Welt die Unterbringung voll im Griff...

Einen nahtlosen Übergang zwischen dem '1. Golden Age GYM Festival' und dem am Donnerstag beginnenden '45. BLUME Gran Canaria Festival' bildeten die ersten stimmungsvollen Großveranstaltungen, die seit gestern und auch heute Abend auf großen Showbühnen mitten in den internationalen Touristenzentren im Süden von Gran Canaria, in Playa del Ingles und Maspalomas stattfinden.

Über 800 Gäste aus 14 Ländern - mit großem deutschen Anteil - vereinen sichhier eine Woche lang mit über 5.200 bewegungsfreudigen Spaniern von allen Canarischen Inseln wie vom Festland aus Catalonien, Asturien, Extremadura und Madrid. Heute Abend nimmt auch der als Ehrengast aus Deutschland eingeladene Cottbuser Ex-Turner Ronny Ziesmer an einer ersten Veranstaltung teil...

Junge Britinnen vom 'Harlequin Gymnastics Club'

Internationales Flair...
Im 'Hotel Beverly Park', dem Blume-Hauptquartier, geht's zu wie im Bienenschwarm. Junge Leute aus den vielen Nationen mischen sich angenehm unter die vielen etwas älteren Gäste, die damit durchaus tolerant lächelnd umzugehen wissen.
Hier erfolgen auch die umfänglichen Schönheitsmaßnahmen für die abendlichen Auftritte, wie bei den Mädchen vom 'Harlequin Gymnastics Club', die z.T. mit großem Aufwand ganze Geschichten gestalten und mit Mitteln des Turnens und der Gymnastik dann auf die Bühnen bringe.

Bei 'Blume' gibt's schließlich keine Jury, keine Punkte - es ist ein Festival 'Just for Fun', aber mit großem Anspruch an Attraktivität, Ausstrahlung und Außenwirkung...!

Berliner Akrobatinnen Dana Ringel und Nancy Schmidt bei der Bühnenprobe unterm Tannenbaum...

Das 'Centro Comercial Jumbo' in Playa del Ingles bildet erstmals die attrktive Kulisse für mehrere Abendveranstalungen, die gestern begannen, nachdem die geplante Vorstellung am Montag 'vom Winde verweht' wurde (... übrigens: Alle hier sind wohlauf, der Sturm über den Inseln hatte den Süden Gran Canarias weitestgehend verschont!)

Alle diese Shows werden von Touristen aus aller Welt, wie auch vom einheimischen Publikum hervorragend angenommen und bereichern auf sportlich-attraktive Weise das kulturelle Angebot auf der 'Insel des ewigen Frühlings', wenn auch für den Mitteleuropäer das Turnen bei über 20° C unterm Tannenbaum gewöhnungsbedürftig ist.
<< So waren die sportlich sensationellen Auftritte der Vierer-Gruppe vom TuS Berlin-Hellersdorf das Highlight des gestrigen Abends (- wir berichten in dieser Woche noch ausführlicher über diese Gruppe)

'Ronneby Flickorna' - tanzende schwedische Turnerinnen im JUMBO Zentrum

Traditionen und Geschichte...

In Schweden, wie in ganz Skandinavien, haben Turnen und Gymnastik, in Verbindung mit Tanz eine große Tradition und einen hohen Stellenwert. So gehörten und gehören Gruppen aus dem Norden Europas stets zu den Stammgästen der schon fast fünf Jahrzehnte währenden Festivaltradition.

Namensgeber war übrigens der Ende der fünfzigerJahre nach einem Flugzeugunglück mit seiner jungen Frau tödlich verunglückte deutschstämmige Turner Joaquim Blume, der kurz zuvor in Paris vierfacher Europameister geworden war....

>> ... mehr dazu lesen Sie auf der Festival-Website unter www.blume-grancanaria.org
Am Mittwoch trifft der deutsche Ex-Turner Ronny Ziesmer in einer Radio-Live-Sendung mit spanischen Olympioniken und mit dem Sportminister Gran Canarias zusammen;
am Abend besucht Ronny dann die Show 'Maspalomas Night' auf dem Plaza Maspalomas, direkt vor der ökumenischen Kirche.
>> GYMmedia wird mit der Fotokamera dabei sein...
Aus Cran Canaria: Eckhard Herholz, GYMmedia

PREVIEW: 45th BLUME GRAN CANARIA 2005... German Ronny Ziesmer Guest of Honor!

20. November 2005  
Las Palmas / Gran Canaria  
Happy Gymnastics

PREVIEW: 45th BLUME GRAN CANARIA 2005... German Ronny Ziesmer Guest of Honor!

Joaquim BLUME (ESP)

The '1st GOLDEN AGE GYM FESTIVAL 2005', which was opened at Sunday evening, November 20th, will be this year like an overture of the upcoming world famous Festival of general gymnastics 'BLUME GRAN CANARIA'.
Next week the Spanish organizers will welcome more than 6,500 guests from all over the world.
This festival is a memorial for the Spanish gymnastics hero, the fuor times European champion of artistic gymnastics Joaquim Blume, who died at the end of the fifties by an aeroplane accident...


Following the „I Golden-Age-Gym-Festival“ the organizers will be pleased to the upcoming 'Festival with Heart', the worldwide wellknown 'BLUME Gran Canaria' - a very special highlight of general gymnastics, which have a tradition nearly five decenniums.
About 6.500 participants from Spain, the Canarian islands and from circa 20 different countries will arrival in the next days. >> ... read more on www.blume-grancanaria.org

Wheelchair drivers from Munich and acrobats from Berlin last year: All for Ronny...!

Guest of Honor: Ronny ZIESMER
The Spanish organizing team is very happy, that the German member of the Olympic team 2004, Ronny Ziesmer from Cottbus, accepted the invitation and will come to the first time to Gran Canaris.
Ronny was paralyzed after a tragic accident some day before the Olympics last year and have to use now a wheelchair
It will be the very first journey as a paraplegic by an aeroplane and so it will be also a big difficult and stimulating task for him.
Already at the last year's festival all participants in 2004 supported the sportsman from Germany manyfoldly.
Also a special giving up for the organizers is to care for the best conditions for Ronny, that he can relax from his badly workday as a paraplegic.
So all teams here in Maspalomas will give their best - the Hotel crew and the all the hosts - that Ronny Ziesmer will have some happy holidays under the sun of this 'Island of eternal spring'.
From Maspalomas for GYMmedia: Yvonne Herr, Juergen KLughammer

The Fathers of the 'Festival with Heart':

Jesus TELO sen. & jr.

Jesus Telo, jun.: 'We are very proud of the development of this festival!
In 1960 we started with 100 participants from 4 clubs. To the 39th Festival in 1999 more than 7,000 guests came from 167 clubs, from 17 countries and 3 continents. Already in 2003 about 6,000 participants came from 10 countries and 2004 we registered more than 800 guests from 20 different countries!
So we made a jump into a new quality of our thinking and doing.

We welcome all ouer guests to the 45th Festival BLUME GRAN CANARIA, from November 28th to December 04th.'

Jesus Telo jr./Manager

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