Latakia-SANA
During the past years, gymnastics in Lattakia witnessed good turnout and acceptable results in the tournaments in which the governorate team participated, but it was not up to the level of ambition due to the lack of a hall that meets the safety conditions for players during training.
In a statement to SANA, Karam Ismail, head of the Technical Sub-Committee for Gymnastics in Latakia, said that artistic and rhythmic gymnastics witnessed a remarkable development in the governorate during the past years, and we participated in all the tournaments that took place this year within the Federation’s plan, except for the junior and men’s championship, because there are no devices that serve these groups and ensure their safety during the implementation of Movements However, the results achieved by our players in the rest of the categories were not at the level of our ambitions and aspirations.
And Ismail added, we achieved third place in the Republic Championship for women, fourth in the junior category, and fifth in the junior category. In the general and individual equipment championships, we won five gold medals on the floor movement device, four bronzes on the pommel horse device and pommel device, and a third overall individual repeat position and a bronze on the jumping table device.
Ismail explained that the technical committee is working according to an ambitious plan to improve the reality of the game, develop it and expand its base in the governorate through training courses to qualify cadres capable of training in a scientifically correct manner and developing talents, which contributes to the advancement of gymnastics in the governorate to reach the level of ambitions in the future.
Ismail revealed that there are many materials and talents from the young age groups in the governorate, but there are many difficulties and obstacles that obstruct the training process, most notably the lack of a hall suitable for exercise and the lack of safety devices to ensure the safety of the players in the gymnastics hall in the Al-Basel Stadium, which lacks the auxiliary factors for the exercise of sponges and devices Help she needs to maintain lighting and ceiling insulation.