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Olympic Gymnastics Draw

Friday, 16th May 2008 ~ Maggie ~ Link ~ Comments (0)

The Olympic gymnastics draw took place in Tianjin yesterday, putting China's women in the first qualification group with Romania, and the men in the same group as Canada, Russia, Japan and France.

The women's placement in the first group is considered a challenge because it means they will need to get up early to warm up for the 10 a.m. competition. The morning session is also typically not as well attended, thought it's hard to believe that attracting a crowd will be any problem in Beijing.

Chinese coach Lu Shanzhen didn't hold back in expressing his disappointment over the women's draw, according to this Xinhua report, which quotes him as saying: "It is the worst draw!" Lu expressed his disappointment after the draw. "We are in the first qualification and will start with balance beam."

The draw took place in Tianjin where the FIG World Cup of Gymnastics is being held.

Tags: gymnastics, olympics