1st Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

FUND RAISING FOR THE BELGIAN GYMNASTS  QUALIFIED FOR THE 1st RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

The 1st RG Junior WCh will be held this year in Moscow from the 19th to the 21st of July.
There are for the moment 3 belgian gymnasts living and training in Belgium whom, according to the new FIG status from January 2019, can apply to represent their country, and with the potential and will to qualify according to their federation rules. 
These gymnasts train up to 30h per week despite being restrained by their country to access the adapted educational facilities existing for elite gymnasts.
Also, there is 0€ financing from GymFed Belgium for the country representation of their olympic sport.

This fund raising aims to partially cover the expenses related to:

- the trainings: hall renting, the coaches' and/or choreographers' salary for up to 30h of weekly training (no public RG facilities in Belgium and no GymFed RG coach);

- the competition apparatus (ball, rope, stick and ribbon, clubs), the competition leotards and the competition half-shoes; 

- the obligatory international qualifications, in country representation, to start beginning of March 2019:
* FIG inscription costs claimed back by GymFed Belgium,
* travelling and accommodation costs for the gymnasts,
* travelling and accommodation costs for the coach,
* travelling and accommodation costs for the GymFed Belgium judge;

- the World Championships, in country representation:
* FIG inscription costs claimed back by GymFed Belgium,
* travelling and accommodation costs for the gymnasts,
* travelling and accommodation costs for the coach,
* travelling and accommodation costs for the GymFed Belgium judge;

to the Belgian gymnasts living and training in Belgium and able to qualify for the RG Junior WCh.

Achievements 2019:

- Alexandra Safronova
* New Year Trophy, Amsterdam: gold for ball, clubs and All-Around;
* Brussels Cup: silver for clubs, bronze for ball, 4th All-Around;
* Oost-Vlanderen kampioenschap: gold All-Around;
* Miss Valentine 2019, Tartu: 46,900 pts in All-Around, achieving the individual qualification required by GymFed;
* GCP Lisbon International Tournament: 46,650 pts in All-Around, achieving again the individual qualification required by GymFed and ending on the 1st half of the table (36th out of 99 junior gymnasts);
* Tournoi International de Corbeil-Essonnes: 46,750 pts in All-Around, achieving again the individual qualification required by GymFed.
* 3rd Friendship Cup, NL: Bronze AA, Gold with rope, Bronze with Ball for Junior 2006; 7th out of 42 gymnasts among all Juniors A.

- Lianna Demidova
* Miss Valentine 2019, Tartu: 44,150 pts in All-Around, achieving the individual qualification required by GymFed;
* Antwerpen kampioenschap: gold All-Around;
* Tournoi International de Corbeil-Essonnes: 38,500 pts in All-Around.

- Bianka Gaik
* Oost-Vlanderen kampioenschap: bronze All-Around;
* Gracia Fair Cup, Budapest: 11,000pts for clubs reaching the qualification required by GymFed;
* Tournoi International de Corbeil-Essonnes: 21,800 pts in All-Around.