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| 02.12.09 | Helsinki applies for Gymnaestrada, the major gymnastics event in 2015 |
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The Finnish Gymnastics Federation Svoli has applied for the right to organise the World Gymnaestrada 2015, the international general gymnastics event, in Helsinki. The Gymnastics Federation is applying for the event together with the City of Helsinki and the Ministry of Education. The city that will host the event will be decided in the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique FIG’s Council meeting during May 13th – 14th, 2010. In addition to Finland, the gymnastic federations of Spain, Norway and Sweden have applied for hosting the event. ”Hosting the Gymnaestrada would be a dream come true for us. We have more than a century of experience in gymnastics events, we have always participated in the Gymnaestradas with large delegations, and now we want to show our hospitality in return. Having the Gymnaestrada in Helsinki would be an amazing opportunity to the Finnish gymnastics,” emphasises Kirsti Partanen, the President of the Gymnastics Federation Svoli. The Gymnaestrada is the official world event of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for the Gymnastics for All discipline. This is the first time the Gymnastics Federation applies for hosting the world’s largest gymnastics event in Finland. ”The Gymnaestrada superbly meets the government’s agenda to actively pursue obtaining major events to Finland,” notes Marcus Rantala, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Education.
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