The latest in the 2015 FIG World Challenge Cup series is the Osijek competition, held in Osijek, Croatia this coming weekend.
The Challenge Cup series features single apparatus-only competition, with eight gymnasts qualifying into each of the finals. On the women’s side, some big names are expected to attend, including Jade Barbosa of Brazil, Marcia Videaux of Cuba, Dorina Boczogo and Noemi Makra of Hungary, and Great Britain’s Ruby Harrold and Rebecca Tunney, both of whom returned to competition after extended absences this weekend at the British Team Championship.
Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine is the main attraction on the men’s side, where competitors also include Arthur Zanetti of Brazil, Jossimar Calvo and Jorge Giraldo of Colombia, Manrique Larduet of Cuba, Dan Keatings and Louis Smith of Great Britain, and Alexander Shatilov of Israel.
The competition begins with qualifications on Thursday. More information about the meet can be found here, and a full list of MAG and WAG participants is below.
ARGENTINA | |
Nicolas Cordoba Federico Molinari |
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BELARUS | |
Dzmitry Barkalau Vasili Mikhailitsyn |
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BELGIUM | |
Dennis Goossens Donna-Donny Truyens Siemon Volkaert |
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BRAZIL | |
Lucas Bitencourt Arthur Mariano Caio Souza Arthur Zanetti |
Thauany Araujo Jade Barbosa |
BULGARIA | |
Aleksandar Batinkov Hristos Marinov |
Albena Zlatkova |
CHILE | |
Simona Castro Franchesca Santi |
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COLOMBIA | |
Jossimar Calvo Moreno Jorge Hugo Giraldo Lopez |
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CROATIA | |
Matija Baron Andrej Korosteljev Tomislav Markovic Marijo Moznik Robert Seligman Tin Srbic |
Ana Derek Karmen Koljanin Dina Madir Ana Poscic |
CUBA | |
Manrique Larduet Randy Leru |
Dovelis Torres Marcia Videaux |
CZECH REPUBLIC | |
Ondrej Janeczko Svjatoslav Solovjev |
Veronika Cenkova Anna Maria Kanyai Kristyna Palesova |
ECUADOR | |
Giulianna Pino | |
EGYPT | |
Karim Ayman Abd Elfattah Eslam El Sayed Tarek Hamdy Shalaby Ali Ramadan Abouelkassem Zahran |
Nada Ayman Ibrahim Farida Nassar Nancy Mohamed Taman |
FINLAND | |
Oskar Kirmes Tomi Tuuha |
Maija Leinonen Annika Urvikko |
GREAT BRITAIN | |
Dominick Adam Cunningham Daniel Keatings Louis Smith Courtney Tulloch Ashley Watson |
Ruby Harrold Rebecca Tunney |
GUATEMALA | |
Jorge Vega | |
HONG KONG | |
Man Hin Jim Kam Wah Liu Kiu Chung Ng |
Tsz Sum Chan |
HUNGARY | |
Norbert Dudas Nandor Szabo David Vecsernyes Attila Vlacsil |
Dorina Boczogo Tunde Csillag Boglarka Devai Noemi Makra |
ISRAEL | |
Artem Dolgopyat Eyal Glazer Andrey Medvedev Alexander Shatilov |
Tzuf Feldon |
JAPAN | |
Kenta Chiba Rikii Hoshino Hidetaka Miyachi Keisuke Ogura Wataru Tanigawa |
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LATVIA | |
Valerija Grisane | |
LITHUANIA | |
Tomas Kuzmickas Robert Tvorogal |
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MEXICO | |
Javier Cervantes Daniel Corral Fabian de Luna |
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NEW ZEALAND | |
David Bishop Devy Dyson Mikhail Koudinov |
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PANAMA | |
Isabella Amado Valentina Brostella |
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PERU | |
Daniel Aguero Mario Berrios Maurcio Gallegos Luis Pizarro |
Ariana Orrego |
POLAND | |
Sebastian Cecot Adam Rzepa |
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PUERTO RICO | |
Paula Mejias | |
QATAR | |
Ahmed Al Dayani Mahmood Al Sadi |
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SERBIA | |
Bojan Dejanovic Dusan Dordevic Milos Paunovic Petar Velickovic |
Tamara Mrdjenovic Aleksandra Rajcic Jelena Stamenkovic |
SLOVAKIA | |
Slavomir Michnak Samuel Piasecky Ivan Vargovsky |
Radoslava Kalamarova Barbora Mokosova |
SLOVENIA | |
Saso Bertoncelj Alen Dimic Rok Klavora Jure Pavlica Mitja Petkovsek Ziga Silc |
Teja Belak Ivana Kamnikar Tjasa Kysselef |
SOUTH AFRICA | |
Cameron Mackenzie Siphamandla Ngcobo |
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TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | |
Joseph Fox | Thema Williams |
TURKEY | |
Ferhat Arican Ibrahim Colak Ahmet Onder Umit Samiloglu |
Ekin Morova Demet Mutlu Tutya Yilmaz |
UKRAINE | |
Igor Radivilov Andrii Sienichkin Oleg Verniaiev |
SO excited to see Palesova! Hope the video is easy to find!
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I’m really excited to see Jade Barbosa!!
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