Two weeks before the first-ever Challenge Cup to be held in Israel, it turns out that Olympic champion Artyom Dolgopyat will not take part in the prestigious competition.
According to the Gymnastics Association, Dolgopiat will not participate due to professional/medical considerations regarding the need to recover from the injury ahead of the World Championships in October. The International Gymnastics Challenge Cup will be held at the Hadar Yosef Sports Center in Tel Aviv from June 1-4. And the competition will be open to the public.
The Challenge Cup competition is part of an important and prestigious international tour, which takes place every year around the world. This is the first time that the Israel Gymnastics Association has hosted an international competition of this magnitude in the field of devices, in preparation for hosting the European Championships in 2025.
As part of the competition, delegations from 17 countries will be hosted in Israel, including some of the best gymnasts in the world, many teams and guests. These are about 150 members of delegations who will come to take part in this prestigious competition, which will be broadcast live on the Internet to various countries.
Among the gymnasts of the Israeli team who represented Israel in the competition: the boys team – Eliran Yoskovitz, Uri Seidel, Ilya Lyubimov, Pavel Golidov, Eyal Indig, Alex Myakinin. Girls' team – Lihi Raz, Ofir Netzer, Gefen Dor, Andy Turisky. Coaches: Vladi Manzon, Arch Spiegelstein, Tammy Beck and Pedro Mir Homer. Judges: Yaakov Levy and Danit Sadeh. The professional team includes the physiotherapists/masseurs: Adam Badir and Adi Avital. As part of the branch technical committees of the European Gymnastics Federation: Ilan Gazit and Orna Shai.
Avi Sagi, Chairman of the Gymnastics Association: "It is a great honor to host another international competition in Israel, this time in the field of gymnastics. The Gymnastics Association hosted last year and in 2016 the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships as well as the European Acrobatics Championships.
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"The fact that we have now been chosen, also in the field of instruments to host this competition and in 2025 the European Championship, proves that we are on the map in this field as well as a direct continuation of Dolgopiat's achievement in Tokyo and the team's recent achievements at the European Championships. I call on the Israeli public to come and enjoy this great sport and encourage our excellent Israeli competitors."
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