The FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Challenge Cup series rolls on with the third event in Kazan (RUS), and with the World Championships coming up quickly on 16 September, a strong field is in place. The expected stars:
● Arina Averina (RUS) ~ 2017 World All-Around silver, Ball & Ribbon gold medalist
● Dina Averina (RUS) ~ 2017-18 World All-Around-Hoop-Clubs Champion
● Katsiaryna Halkina (BLR) ~ 2017-18 World Clubs silver medalist
● Milena Baldassarri (ITA) ~ 2018 World Ribbon silver medalist
● Kaho Minagawa (JPN) ~ 2017 World Hoop bronze medalist
● Katrin Taseva (BUL) ~ 2018 Worlds Team silver medalist
● Boryana Kaelin (BUL) ~ 2018 Worlds Team silver medalist
● Evita Griskenas (USA) ~ Four golds and one bronze at 2019 Pan American Games
The U.S. also has Lili Mizuno entered; she was fifth in the 2019 U.S. All-Around.
Qualifications are on 30-31 August and the individual apparatus finals are on 1 September.
Prize money for the individual All-Around is CHF 700-550-450-300-250-200-150-100 for the top eight places and for the apparatus finals: CHF 650-450-300-200-100-100-100. There is also prize money for the group events of CHF 1,200-900-600.
Look for results here.
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The fourth leg of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup is in Mersin (TUR) for men and women in apparatus only (no All-Around).
The headliner is Turkey’s 2019 European Games silver medalist in the Horizontal Bar.
The qualifications are on 30-31 August, with the finals on 1 September. Prize money for each final is CHF 800–600-400-300-250-200-150-100 for the top eight places.
Look for results here.
