The six-stop FIG World Challenge Cup in Artistic Gymnastics lands at the Accorhotels Arena in Paris (FRA) for competition on Friday and Saturday.
As this 21st edition of the “Internationaux de France” is the last event in the World Challenge Cup series, the series winners will determined at this event. The leaders going into this weekend:
Men:
∙ Floor:
1. 80 Artem Dolgopyat (ISR)
2. 55 Takumi Sato (JPN)
3. 38 Ahmet Onder (TUR)
∙ Pommel Horse:
1. 63 Saso Bertoncelj (SLO)
2. 39 Zoltan Kallai (HUN)
3. 37 Thierry Pellerin (CAN)
∙ Rings:
1. 80 Ibrahim Colak (TUR)
2. 66 Vasile Muntean (ROU)
3. 56 Yuri van Gelder (NED)
∙ Vault:
1. 62 Andrey Medvedev (ISR)
2. 55 Thanh Tung Le (VIE)
3. 45 Takumi Sato (JPN)
∙ Parallel Bars:
1. 80 Andrei Muntean (ROU)
2. 42 Marios Georgiou (CYP)
3. 40 Phuong Thanh Dinh (VIE)
∙ High Bar:
1. 64 Umit Samiloglu (TUR)
2. 55 David Vecsernyes (HUN)
3. 41 Robert Tvorogal (LTU)
Women:
∙ Vault:
1. 53 Ofir Netzer (ISR)
2. 48 Tijana Tkalcec (CRO)
3. 45 Tjasa Kysselef (SLO)
∙ Uneven Bars:
1. 80 Barbora Mokosova (CZE)
2. 62 Demet Mutlu (TUR)
3. 36 Dorina Boeczoego (HUN)
∙ Beam:
1. 46 Gokso Uctas Sanli (TUR)
2. 43 Lauree Denommee (CAN)
and Barbora Mokosova (CZE)
∙ Floor:
1. 60 Dorina Boeczoego (HUN)
2. 58 Barbora Mokosova (CZE)
3. 34 Rifda Irfanaluthfi (INA)
Scoring for events for the Challenge Cup in each event is 30-25-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-7-6-5 down to 12th place, so a lot of changes could be ahead in all but the men’s Parallel Bars, which has been clinched by Romania’s Montean already.
There is also prize money of CHF 800-600-400-300-250-200-150-100 for the top eight placers, but no extra prize money for the Challenge Cup winners (say what?). But the winners do get a special trophy. Look for results here.
