Eighteen gymnasts and coaches from Sampo Rhythmic Gymnastics Club will be departing from Greater Sudbury on Wednesday July 4th for Dornbirn, Austria to participate in the 2007 World Gymnaestrada.
Over 21,000 gymnasts from 57 countries and 5 continents will be performing in the world’s largest display of group gymnastics.
Events begin on Sunday July 8th and continue through until Saturday July 14th.
Club President Jeanne Jakubo said “We are thrilled to be part of this extraordinary event. As part of the Canadian delegation, Sampo gymnasts will be performing and participating in the workshops and lectures that are planned for the week long celebration of gymnastics”.
This is the fifth time that gymnasts from Sampo Rhythmic Gymnastics Club have participated.
A Gymnaestrada is a gathering of gymnasts from various divisions, including tumblers, artistic and mostly rhythmic gymnasts, who each perform a variety of routines meeting together in a friendly display. The World Gymnaestrada is an international event held every 4 years that attracts gymnasts from all over the world. In between the international Gymnaestradas, many countries will organize their own national events on a bi-annual basis.
Invited to perform at the International Gymnaestrada, are participants of all ages and abilities, from young children to senior citizens. Routines are performed at various venues within the host country. Large group routines are known as “Mass Routines”which are comprised of hundreds of gymnasts. The Mass Routines are often performed in large stadiums where spectators can take in routines performed by gymnasts from all over the world who have the opportunity to show off their country’s colours and talents. At the National Gymnaestrada held every 2 years, clubs perform their own routines, as well as a provincial routine. This also allows the National team the opportunity to rehearse its “Mass Routine” before attending the World Gymnaestrada. At the Provincial Gymnaestrada which is held every year, clubs from across the province attend this fun-filled event to perform the many routines that they have been practicing all year. This event also offers the gymnasts the opportunity to meet and make new friends outside their own Rhythmic Gymnastics club.
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