Artistic Gymnastics

European Champion ROMANIA beats British Women Selection

15. Juni 2008  
Ipswich / Great Britain  
Artistic Gymnastics

European Champion ROMANIA beats British Women Selection

Steliana NISTOR (ROU), best in All-around and on bars

* baga : --- Three times Olympic and seven times World Champion, ROMANIA, won the Friendly International Meeting against the BRITISH WOMEN's TEAM  on Saturday, 14 June, by exactly 5.00points - 237.200: 232.200 - at the Pipers Vale Gym Centre in Ipswich / GBR.
While the host team competed without the 2006 World and European Champion on A. Bars, Beth Tweddle, the guests were led by their best gymnasts, the world recognised stars Steliana NISTOR, winner in the All-around with 61.000pts and Sandra Izbasa, third, 59.200.
At the Sunday's apparatus finals the all-around best Nistor won also on vault, teammate Sandra IZBASA was the best on beam and floor.
All-around second placed Becki DOWNIE and their British teammates dominated completely the vaulting table ...

Rebecca DOWNIE, second all-around and best on vault.

* Dual Meet:
   Great Britain  vs.  Romania
- 2008, June 14-15; Ipswich, England
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The Romanian team, who regained their European title in Clermont Ferrand, France in April, included also Andreea Acatrinei (fourth, 57.350, Andreea Grigore, fifth equal with Marissa King, 57.300,
Daniela Druncea, eight, 56.850 and Gabriela Dragoi, ninth, 56.550.
Anamaria Tamirjan pulled out of the competition on the day. Beckie Downie (photo right) won the Silver medal in the All-around (60.750) ...
.... which is, indeed an excellent achievement and a promise for the approaching Olympic Games.It was also good to see Imogen Cairns regaining her competitive form after a long break because of an injury (seventh place, 56.950).
* Source: British Gymnastics

* R E S U L T S, Women's Teams
1. ROMANIA              237.20
2. GREAT BRITAIN   232.20

* All-Around
1. Steliana Nistor ROU      61.000
2. Beckie Downie GBR      60.750
3. Sandra Izbasa ROU      59.200
4. Andreea Acatrinei ROU 57.350
5. Andreea Grigore GBR   57.300
    Marissa King GBR         57.300
7. Imogen Cairns GBR     56.950
8. Daniela Druncea ROU 56.850
9. Gabriela Dragoi ROU   56.550
10. Kayleigh Cooke GBR 56.100
11. Hannah Whelan GBR 56.050
12. Emma White GBR      52.250
13. Rebecca Wing GBR    42.700

Nistor won also the uneven
bars final on Sunday, without the
Britisch star Tweddle...


* Uneven Bars
1. Steliana Nistor ROU 16.500
2. Beckie Downie GBR 16.100
3. Andreea Grigore ROU 14.700
4. Rebecca Wing GBR 14.300
5. Gabriela Dragoi ROU 14.000
6. Imogen Cairns GBR 13.500


* Vault
1. Beckie Downie GBR 14.425
2. Imogen Cairns GBR 14.225
3. Marissa King GBR 14.150
4. Daniela Druncea ROU 13.500
5. Andreea Acatrinei ROU 12.525
6. Andreea Grigore ROU 12.325

Izbasa, double winner at final day


* Balance Beam
1. Sandra Izbasa ROU 15.550
2. Steliana Nistor ROU 15.500
3. Hannah Whelan GBR 15.400
4. Rebecca Wing GBR 14.700
5. Kayleigh Cooke GBR 14.450
6. Andreea Acatrinei ROU 13.850


* Floor Exercise
1. Sandra Izbasa ROU 15.700
2. Steliana Nistor ROU 15.250
3. Andreea Acatrinei ROU 15.000
4. Hannah Whelan GBR 14.750
5. Marissa King GBR 14.600
6. Kayleigh Cooke GBR 14.500

Three French gymnasts on top in Vittel

29. Juni 2008  
Vittel, France  
Artistic Gymnastics

Three French gymnasts on top in Vittel

Cassy VERICEL (FRA)

After the short dated cancellation of Netherlands and Belgium gymnasts from host France, Switzerland and Spain met at an international tornament of women's artistic gymnastics  last weekend.
A French trio came on top in all-around:
Cassy Vericel topped Läetitia Dugain and Marine Petit at the competition held at Emilie Le Pennec Hall in Vittel,
Best foreign gymnast were Spain's Lenika de Simone, who finished fourth, earning the highest individual score, a 15.550 on balance beam. On fifth place confirmed the Swiss Ariella Kaeslin her Olymic selection (56,950) ...
Triple Meet: France-Spain-Switzerland
  - June 28, Vittel, France -
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Women's All-Around
1. Cassy Vericel FRA    58.900
2. Läetitia Dugain FRA 58.700
3. Marine Petit FRA      58.550

4. Lenika de Simone ESP 58.450
5. Ariella Käslin SUI 56.950
6. Naomi Ruiz ESP 54.250
7. Katheleen Lindor FRA 44.250
8. Marine Debauve FRA 41.800
9. Magaly Hars FRA 27.950
  >> Detailed Results

Boris SHAKHLIN - the Ukrainian, legendary M A N of I R O N , passed away ....

31. Mai 2008  
Kiev / Ukraine  
Artistic Gymnastics

Boris SHAKHLIN - the Ukrainian, legendary M A N of I R O N , passed away ....

Boris Anfiiyanovich SHAKHLIN
* 27-Jan-1932...+ 30-May-2008

Boris, the big "Iron Man" died ...!...!
With a big sadness the international gymnastics family mourns the dead of one of it's biggest representative...:
Yesterday, May 30, in his hometown Kiev , Ukraine,
<< Boris Anfiyanovich S H A K H L I N died at the age of 76 years!
He was one of the most prominent figure of the former Soviet, later Ukrainian and also world sports scene and one of the most successfully sportsmen, too.
In his incomparably career he won 7 Olympic gold medals, five world and four European titles...!
The international gymnastics family and all of his worldwide friends will never forget him ...

... not only a high bar specialist!

* The FIG press release:

A legend disappears
BORIS SHAKHLIN HAS PASSED AWAY

Kiev (UKR) - Moutier (SUI) FIG Office, June 01, 2008:
Olympic All-around and World champion, Ukrainian Boris Shakhlin died on May 30 of cardiac arrest in Kiev, where he resided.

* Born in Omsk in Siberia on January 27, 1932, this extraordinary gymnast was a pillar on the Soviet team during the 1960s;

Boris Shakhlin competed alongside Yuri Titov, Albert Azarian, Valentin Muratov, against the legendary Japanese team which showcased Takashi Ono and Masao Takemoto at that time.

... as a judge, while Ditiatin was flying!

Nicknamed "Mask of Iron", Boris Shakhlin took home 14 Olympic medals, 6 of which were Gold, from the Games in Melbourne (AUS - 1956), Rome (ITA - 1960) and Tokyo (JPN - 1964).

He was the only athlete to take 4 Gold medals at the Games in Rome.

Orphaned at an early age, Boris was reared by his grand-parents in the quaint town of Ishim, near Omsk, where his friend and travelling companion Yuri Titov was born.

A man of strong character, determination and talent, young Shakhlin swiftly climbed to the top of the Soviet gymnastics hierarchy.
Once his career had drawn to a close he filled a number of positions, notably that of national Ukrainian coach, President of his Federation and member of the FIG Technical Committee for Men's Artistic Gymnastics.
* source: fig press release

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In 2002, Shakhlin was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
>> Click here to view the IGHOF induction video honoring Shakhlin.

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World Cup 2008 World Stars in Russia

31. Mai 2008  
Moscow / Russia  
Artistic Gymnastics

World Cup 2008 World Stars in Russia

World Stars 2008'
...

At the Thursday's qualification rounds of the "2008 World Stars" competition (- world cup no. 5 of the Olympic season) the Swiss athletes are happy about five final places...
So Patrick DOMINGUEZ startedat the Friday's floor and vault finals in the sport complex "Olympisky" of the Russian metrople...
* ... sorry, but we are just waiting for the Friday's final results from the Russian organizers...


2008 WORLD CUP - " World Stars
Кубок мира - Спортивная гимнастика
* Moscow, FRIDAY, May 30

* MEN's  F I N A L S

* ... sorry, but we didn't get any results from the Russian organizers of the yesterday's WC Finals, yet...!?

* Moscow, FRIDAY, May 30

*  WOMEN's  F I N A L S

* ... sorry, but we didn't get any results from the Russian organizers of the yesterday's WC Finals, yet...!?
... the complete results we got after reclamation Wdnesday, June 4!

>> VAULT                    >> UNEVEN BARS  
>> BALANCE BEAM   >> FLOOR EXERCISES

* Moscow, Thursday, May 29

* MEN's Qualification

* FLOOR EXERCISES / Boden/ Вольные упражнения
1. HYPOLITO, Diego (BRA)                - 15,625
2. SHATILOV, Alexander (ISR)          - 15,400
3. GOLOTSUTSKOV, Anton (RUS)   - 13,500
... > Floor exc. Final startlists

* POMMEL HORSE / Pferd/ Конь.
1. KEATINGS, Daniel  (GBR)  - 15,825
2. BERKI, Krisztian (HUN)       - 15,575
3. SMITH, Luis  (GBR)              - 15,525
... > Pommel h. Final startlist

* STILL RINGS/Ringe/Кольца
1. VAN GELDER, Yuri  (NED)               - 16,725
2. WOROBJOV, Alexander  (UKR)      - 16,475
3. PLUSHNIKOV, Konstantin (RUS)  - 16,425
... > Rings Final startlist

* VAULT / Sprung / Опорный прыжок
1. GOLOTSUTSKOV, Anton  (RUS)   - 16,437
2. WAMMES, Geffrey  (NED)               - 16,063
3. WIGNANITZ, Raphael  (FRA)        -  16,038
... > Vault Final startlist

* PARALLEL BARS / Barren / Брусья
1. CUCHERAT, Yann  (FRA)    - 16,125
2. PIASECKI, Samuel  (SVK)   -  15,800
3. ZOZULIA, Roman  (UKR)    - 15,450
... > P. bars Final startlist

* HIGH BAR / Reck / Перекладина
1. VASSILYEV,   ...  (RUS)       - 15,800
2. PEGAN, Aljaz  (SLO)           - 15,675
3. CUCHERAT, Yann (FRA)   - 15,600
... > H. bar Final startlist

* ... no more detailed qualification results at the moment!
* WOMEN's Qualification

* VAULT / Sprung / Опорный прыжок.
1. PAVLOVA, Anna (RUS)  - 14,800.
2. BARBOSA, Jade (BRA) - 14,625.
3. CHENG, Linlin(CHN) - 14,362.
... > Vault Final startlist

* UNEVEN BARS / Stufenbarren/ Брусья.
1. PANG, Panpan (CHN) - 15,925.
2. ZGOBA, Daria (UKR) - 15,025.
3. SEMENOVA, Xenia  (RUS)  - 14,825
...... > U. bars Final startlist

* BALANCE BEAM / Balken / Бревно.
1. MITCHELL, Lauren (АUS) - 15,700.
2. SEMENOVA, Xenia (RUS) - 15,500.
3. DENG, Linlin (CHN) - 15,450.
....... > B. beam Final startlist

* FLOOR EXERCISES / BODEN / Вольные.
1. CHENG, Linlin (CHN) - 14,600.
2. JOURA, Daria (АUS) - 14,550.
3. ZIMMERMANN, Jasmin - 14,300
... ... > Floor exc. Final startlist

* ... sorry, but we didn't have no more detailed qualification results.;
we are hoping for the service of the Russian Gymnastics Federation! 

... Wednesday, June 4 - five days after the end of competition we got also the qualification results:
... here they are:

>> VAULT                    >> UNEVEN BARS  
>> BALANCE BEAM   >> FLOOR EXERCISES

F.I.G. Headquarter moves to Lausanne

19. Juni 2008  
Moutier, Lausanne/Switzerland  
Artistic Gymnastics

F.I.G. Headquarter moves to Lausanne

The F.I.G. pronounces: WE'RE MOVING!
Moutier (SUI) FIG Office:
--- Already in July 2005 the World Gymnastics Federation F.I.G. announced to change its headquarter to Neuchatel, but as a result of the F.I.G. Executive's decision of January 26th, the FIG office is folding its tent in Moutier, and heading for the Olympic capital of Lausanne. The F.I.G. Residence was change change in 1991 from Lyss to Moutier within Switzerland.

So the F.I.G. announced for this reason today, that its  offices will be closed from June 27, 2008 to July 7, 2008.

From that point on, international gymnastics will be based in Lausanne at its new address:


* New F.I.G. Adress:

Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
Avenue de la Gare 12
1003 Lausanne
Switzerland
* phone: ++41 21 321 55 10
* fax:       ++41 21 321 55 19

* Attention...:
Telephone service will be up and running as of July 7, 2008. Until then, e-mail will be handled at the Federation's staff members current addresses.
The FIG and its staff thank you for your comprehension and patience, and regret any inconvenience that might result from this historic move.
* source: f i g / phs/az

2008 Chinese Nationals on high levels

12. Mai 2008  
Tianjin / China  
Artistic Gymnastics

2008 Chinese Nationals on high levels

ZOU, Kai (CHN)
- most successfully!

While the European elite of men's artistic gymnastics were gathering at their Continental championships in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Chinese National Championships, which also served as one stop of the Olympic team trials, concluded Sunday, May 11 in Tianjin, host city of the 1999 Worlds.
In men's competition, Zou Kai was the most successful with golds on both floor exercise and high bar.
On women's side Sui Lu and Cheng Fei won each two gold medals at the apparatus finals.
The athletes of the Olympic hosts mark athletic achievments, which are appropriately to show how will be the top level at the Olympic days in upcoming August in Beijing ....
2008 Chinese National Championships, MEN
May 10-11, Tianjin

(...) - in brackets: the start value (SV)

* Men's Floor Exercise
1. Zou Kai            (16.7) =16.300
    Liang Fuliang (16.5)  =16.300
3. Zhang Chenglong     =15.700

* Pommel Horse
1. Xiao Qin               (16.6) =16.575
2. Zhang Hongtao (16.6) =16.375
3. Chen Chen

* Still Rings
1. Chen Yibing  (17.4) =17.100
     Yang Wei      (17.5) =17.100
3. Yan Mingyong

* Vault
1. Guo Jiahao             =16.587
2. Hu Junjie                =16.300
3. Liang Mingsheng  =16.262

* Parallel Bars
1. Huang Xu      (17.0) =16.800
2. Feng Zhe      (17.0) =16.650
3. Yang Wei      (17.0) =16.475

* High Bar
1. Zou Kai       (17.0) =16.550
2. Feng Zhe               =15.925
3. He Jiajin                =15.725

Chinese National Championships, WOMEN
- 2008, May 10-11, Tianjin

(...) - in brackets: the start value (SV)

* Women's Vault
1. Cheng Fei          =15.812
2. Deng Shaojie   =15.450
3. Deng Linlin       =14.900

 

* Uneven Bars
1. He Kexin     (17.7) =17.325
2. Yang Yilin   (17.7) =16.725
3. Pang Panpan       =16.475

* Balance Beam
1. Sui Lu           (17.0) =16.575
2. Guo Wei       (16.9) =16.500
3. Zhang Nan  (16.8) =16.300

* Floor Exercise
1. Sui Lu            (16.4) =16.200
     Cheng Fei    (16.5) =16.200
3. Yang Yilin     (16.2) =15.675

Today in Lausanne: Men s team finals

10. Mai 2008  
Lausanne / SUI  
Artistic Gymnastics

Today in Lausanne: Men s team finals

Today's competitions at the European Championships in Men's Artistic Gymnastics 2008 in Lausanne are about the medals in the team final. The favorites of the eight qualified teams in this competition are title holder Russia as winner of the qualification and Germany, third of the WORLDS and second of the qualification. Besides, the teams from Romania and the Ukraine are considered promising candidates for the medals after the qualification as well. Furthermore, Switzerland, Belarus, France and Italy are in the final. 

The competitions in the Malley-Center start at 2.00 pm, the results are expected for around 5:00 pm.


* GYMmedia ECh Service30th MEN s EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS of ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

11. Mai 2008  
Lausanne/Switzerland  
Artistic Gymnastics

* GYMmedia ECh Service30th MEN s EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS of ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS

<< ECh GYMmedia W E B S I T E

In well-tried manner and continuing a tradition of the last decade  the global label "SPIETH Gymnastic"  again supports the GYMmedia coverage from these  30th Men's European Championships, in the Olympic year 2008, which will be held from May 8 to 11 in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Every day our experts published a summary and detailed comments, results and facts concerning the decisions immediately after the end of the competitions...
* Suday, May 11:  Final day with apparatus finals Juniors and Seniors . . .

* All information on >> GYMmedia ECh W e b s i t e
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Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Event in Tianjin

16. Mai 2008  
Tianjin / China  
Artistic Gymnastics

Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Event in Tianjin

RI, Se Gwang (PRK)
- the 2007 WCh bronze medallist

One week after the 2008 Nationals of the Olympic host China, the Chinese Gymnastics Federation welcomed a part of the wolrldS elite at the fourth F.I.G. World Cup Event of the 2008 Olympic season:
Not unexpectedly  the Chinese hosts won eight of 10 possible titles at Thursday, May 15 !
The non-Chinese winner were the Japanese Kohei UCHIMURA on floor exercises,
and the 2007 World's bronze medallist from North-Korea, RI Se Gwang, on vault, beating the World and European champion Leszek Blanik (POL), who came on third this time , only ...
On women's side CHENG, Fei won three and YANG, Yilin one (uneven bars) title ...
2008 Tianjin World Cup, M E N
 - May 15, 2008  -
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*  Floor Exercise
1. Kohei Uchimura JPN 15.925
2. Brandon O'Neill CAN 15.850
3. Gael Da Silva FRA 15.750
4. Zou Kai CHN 15.425
5. Kim Soo Myun KOR 15.375
6. Ri Se Gwang PRK 15.350
7. Wajdi Bouallegue TUN 14.550
8. Filip Ude CRO 14.425

* Pommel Horse
1. Xiao Qin CHN 16.375
2. Filip Ude CRO 15.825
3. Robert Seligman CRO 15.725
4. Huang Xu CHN 15.550
5. Hoshi Yosuke JPN 15.100
6. Koen Van Damme BEL 14.675
7. Soo Myun Kim KOR 14.200
8. Alexander Kalabin RUS 14.075

* Still Rings
1. Chen Yibing CHN 17.000
2. Ri Se Gwang PRK 16.525
3. Kim Jin Hyok PRK 16.350
3. Konstantin Pluzhnikov RUS 16.350
5. Samir Ait Said FRA 16.175
6. Alexander Kalabin RUS 15.650
7. Koen van Damme BEL 15.575
8. Jared Walls CAN 14.650

* Vault
1. Ri Se Gwang PRK 16.125
2. Wignanitz Raphael FRA 16.037
3. Blanik Leszek POL 15.787
4. Hung Shek Wai HKG 15.750
5. Alexander Kalabin RUS 15.712
6. Nguyen Ha Thanh VIE 15.525
7. Hau Trung Linh VIE 15.400
8. Mohammad Ramezanpou IRI 15.050

* Parallel Bars
1. Li Xiaopeng CHN 16.775
2. Huang Xu CHN 16.525
3. Kim Jin Hyok PRK 16.075
4. Hoshi Yosuke JPN 15.775
5. Gael Da Silva FRA 15.500
6. Soo Myun Kim KOR 15.475
7. Phuoc Hu Pham VIE 15.125
8. Ha Than Nguyen VIE 15.050

* High Bar
1. Zou Kai CHN 16.275
2. Li Xiaopeng CHN 16.100
2. Jihoon Kim KOR 16.100
4. Hoshi Yosuke JPN 15.750
5. Raphael Wignanitz FRA 15.350
6. Gael da Silva FRA 15.200
7. Aljaz Pegan SLO 15.075

2008 Tianjin World Cup,  W O M E N
 - May 15, 2008  -
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* Vault
1. Cheng Fei CHN 14.975
2. Ksenia Afanasyeva RUS 14.350
3. Kristina Goryunova RUS 14.062
4. Kang Yong Mi PRK 13.950
5. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs CAN 13.875
6. Nansy Damianova CAN 13.850
7. Dorina Boczogo HUN 13.825
8. Hiu Ying Angel Wong HKG 13.600

* Uneven Bars
1. Yang Yilin CHN 16.925
2. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs CAN 15.350
3. Ksenia Afanasyeva RUS 15.075
4. Svetlana Klyukina RUS 14.825
5. Marta Pihan POL 14.800
6. Daiane dos Santos BRA 14.550
7. Koko Tsurumi JPN 14.500
8. Kristina Vaculik CAN 14.075

* Balance Beam
1. Cheng Fei CHN 15.925
2. Kristina Goryunova RUS 15.675
3. Irina Krasnyanskaya UKR 15.525
4. Xiao Sha CHN 15.425
5. Ksenia Afanasyeva RUS 15.275
6. Kristina Vaculik CAN 15.000
7. Sanne Wevers NED 14.225
8. Koko Tsurumi JPN 13.575

* Floor Exercise
1. Cheng Fei CHN 15.550
2. Yang Yilin CHN 15.275
3. Kristina Goryunova RUS 14.400
4. Daiane dos Santos BRA 14.375
5. Kyoko Oshima JPN 14.350
6. Nansy Damianova CAN 14.275
7. Kristina Vaculik CAN 13.900
8. Daniele Hypolito BRA 13.075

USA won 15 medals in event finals at 2008 Pacific Rim Championships

31. März 2008  
San Jose, Calif. / USA  
Artistic Gymnastics

USA won 15 medals in event finals at 2008 Pacific Rim Championships


2008 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships

On the last day of the individual event finals, the U.S. men and women claimed a total of 15 medals, nine gold, two silver and four bronze, at the 2008 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, Calif. / USA.
Adding in the men’s and women’s team gold medals, as well as both the men’s and women’s junior and senior all-around gold medals and three silver medals, the U.S. squad collected 15 gold, five silver and four bronze for a total of 24 medals for the three-day competition.

* USA GYMNASTICS FEDERATION
>> ... detailed Information

2008 Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Championships
San Jose, Calif. / USA /McEnery Convention Center
- March 28-30 -

In individual event finals, Paul HAMM of Waukesha, Wis., won both the pommel horse and parallel bars titles, as well as a silver in the floor exercise and a bronze on the horizontal bar, in addition to his all-around title earlier in the week.

Nastia LIUKIN  (Parker, Texas), who won the women’s all-around title, took top honors on the balance beam, as well as second on the uneven bars.
Jana Bieger (Coconut Creek, Fla.), was the uneven bars champion and took second on the balance beam.

Darlene Hill (Mt. Laurel, N.J.), won the floor exercise crown.
 In the junior division,
Rebecca Bross (Plano, Texas), the junior all-around titlist, claimed three gold medals – vault, balance beam and floor exercise. Samantha Shapiro (Los Angeles) won the uneven bars....

>> Detailed information  (US Gymn. Fed.)
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* The Pacific Rim Championships, is the official championships of the Pacific Alliance Gymnastics Federations. and were previously known as the Pacific Alliance Championships, were held in Honolulu in 2004 and 2006.

>> World champions Nastia Liukin and Chellsie Memmel tied for the women’s all-around title in 2006.
>>  In 2004, Paul Hamm won the all-around gold medal before becoming the 2004 Olympic all-around champion.
>> In 2007, the San Jose McEnery Convention Center hosted rhythmic and acrobatic gymnastics competition during the Visa Championships.
* SOURCE: USA Gymnastics Federation

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