05. März 2006  
Tehran / Iran  
Artistic Gymnastics

Gymnastics World Cup Premiere in Iran

Hosted by 'Iranian Gymnastics Federation'

This years first world cup event of artistic gymnastics helds in the Iranian capital Tehran coming weekend. It's the first time that such an event takes place in this country.
The Iranian Gymnastics Federation is the host, but for men's competition only.
It's a tournament of 'B category' and from Wednesday on athletes from 17 countries trained in Tehran, already.
Among of them are for instance are the Dutch world champion on rings, Yuri van Gelder and the bars and high bar champions Mitja Petkovsek and Aljaz Pegan from Slovenia ...
The finals will held in Tehran on Saturday, part II on Sunday ...

First World Cup in Tehran (Iran) - in spite of difficult times ...
- photos: official permitted by Iranian Gymn. Federation -

The US-American Gymnastics Magazine International Gymnast' reported, that the competition, for men only, became political when approximately 250 female spectators were reportedly removed by Iranian security.
Media outlet 'Iran Focus' reported that hundreds of female spectators were forcefully removed from the Azadi stadium. As they were forced out, a number began to chant slogans against gender inequality of Iran.
Lengthy delays, caused by judges who were not familiar with the new Code, were also reported.
Source: Intern. Gymnast; intern. media

Wammes( middle) wins on floor

1st FINAL DAY
- Tehran/IRAN, March 4,

FLOOR EXERCISES

1- Jeffery Wames
(NED) 14,300

2- Vahagn Stepanyan
(ARM) 14.200

3- Ivica Bago
(CRO) 14.015


4- Tomislav Markovic CRO ) 13,970
5- Artyom Avetyan (ARM) 13,800
6- Marco Baldauf (AUT) 13,625
7- Marco Mayr (AUT) 12,950
8- Mohammad M. Gaeini (IRI) 12,575

POMMELHORSE
1- Harotyan Merdinyan (ARM) 14.700
2- Anton Fokin (UZB) 14.475
2- Vahan Stepanyan (ARM) 14.475

4 - Ali Asghar Marzban (IRI) 14.100
5- Saqer Almulla (KUW) 13.650
6- Mohammad Ramezanpour (IRI) 13.375
7- Marco Baldauf (AUT) 13,050
8- Tariq Abu Ayad (JOR) 12,350

STILL RINGS
1- Youri Van Gelder (NED) 16.075
2- Oli Torkkel (FIN) 14.950
3- Vahan Stepanyan (ARM) 14.875

 4- Anton Fokin (UZB) 14,475
5- Artyom Avetyan (ARM) 13,850
6- Deepesh Sahu (IND) 13,600
7- Ali Aisa (JOR) 12,850
8- Hamzeh Ghadirzadeh (IRI) 12.375

2nd FINAL DAY, March 05
VAULT:
 1- Jeffery Wammes (NED) 16,175/16,125 = 16.150
2- Ali Aliaz (JOR) 16,100/15,925 = 16.013
3- Marco Mayer (AUT) 15,775/15,700 = 15.737

4- Ivica Bago (CRO) 15,45/15,87 = 15,663
5- Almubiareek Maki Hassan (KSA) .....
6- Deepesh Sahu (IND) 14,925/15,575 = 15,200
7- Hassan Alhalali Amin (KSA) 15,175/15,125 = 15,500
8- Artyom Avetyan (ARM) 15,275/ 14,700 = 14,988

PARALLEL BARS
1- Mitja Petkovsek (SLO) 15.750
2- Anton Fokin (UZB) 14,275
3- Vahagen Stepanyan (ARM) 14.025

 4- Harutyun Merdinyan (ARM 13,700
5- Ehsan Khodadadi (RI) 13,300
6- Kapil Kaushik (IND) 13,100
7- Deepesh Sahu (IND) 13,075
8- Tariq Abu Aid (JOR) 11,800

HIGH BAR
1- Epke Zonderland (NED) 15.325
2- Aljaz Pegan (SLO) 15.175
3- Marco Baldauf (AUT) 15.125

4- Jari Mönkkönen (FIN) 14,900
5- Jeffrey Wammes (NED) 14,900
6- Fahad Alghannam (KUW) 14,050
7- Serob Soghomonyan (ARM)
8- Mishra Abhay Chandra (IND) 12,755


World Cup 2006, Men
- Tehran, IRAN, Qualification -

Floor Exercises:
 1- MARCOVIC TOMISLAV / CRO / 14.400
2- STEPANYAN VAHAGN / ARM /14.100
3- GAEINI MOHAMMAD MEHDI / IRI / 14.100

4- BAGO IVICA / CRO / 13.950
5- WAMMES JEFFRY / NED / 13.875
6- MAYR MARCO / AUT / 13.750
7- BADAUF MARCO / AUT / 13.400
8- AVETYAN ARTYOM / ARM / 13.400
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9- ABU SALEH MOHAMMAD / JOR / 13.325
10- KAUSHIK KAPIL / IND / 13.225

Pommel Horse
 1- MERDINYAN HARUTYUN / ARM / 14.925
2- FOKIN ANTON / UZB / 14.575
3- RAMEZANPOU MOHAMMAD / IRI / 14.475
4- STEPANYAN VAHAGN / ARM / 14.325
5- BALDAUF MARCO / AUT / 14.025
6- MARZBAN ALIASGHAR / IRI 14.025
7- ABU AYAD TARIQ / JOR / 14.025
8- ALMULLA SAQER / KUW / 12.500
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9- MISHRA ABHAY CHANDRA / IND / 12.400
10- KUMAR B.N. SHIVA / IND / 12.000

Still Rings
 1- VAN GELDER YURI / NED / 15.825
2- TORKKEL OLLI / FIN / 14.975
3- FOKIN ANTON / UZB 14.950
4- STEPANYAN VAHAGN / ARM / 14.775
5- AISA ALI / JOR / 14.600
6- AVETYAN ARTYOM / ARM / 13.925
7- SAHU DEEPESH / IND / 13.175
8- ABU SALEH MOHAMMAD / JOR / 12.875
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9- GADIRZADEH HAMZEH / IRI / 12.875
10- MISHRA ABHAY CHANDRA / IND / 12.375

Vault
1- Mayr Marco (AUT) .....
2- Almubiareek Maki Hassan (KSA) .....
3- Wammes Jeffrey Theodorus (NED) .....
4- Sahu Deepesh (IND) .....
5- Avetyan Artyom (ARM) .....
6- Aias Ali (JOR) 30.5 .....
7- Alhalali Amin Hassan (KSA) .....
8- Bago Ivica (CRO) .....
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9- Stepanyan Vahagn (ARM) .....
10- Alherz Jawad (KUW) ......

Parallel Bars
1- Petkovsek Mitja (SLO) 16.025
2- Fokin Anton (UZB) 14.925
3- Stepanyan Vahagn (ARM) 14.05
4- Merdinyan Harutyun (ARM) 13.425
5- Khodadadi Ehsan ( IRI) 13.100
6- Sahu Deepesh (IND) 13.025
7- Kaushik Kapil (IND) 13.000
8-. Abu Ayad Tariq (JOR) 12.050
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9- Shahlamazov Teymour (AZE) 11.900
10- Abu Saleh Mohammad (JOR) 11.725

High Bar
1- Baldauf Marco (AUT) 15.200
2- Pegan Aljaz (SLO) 15.150
3- Wammes Jeffrey Theodorus (NED) 15.075
4- Zonderland Epke Jan (NED) 15.000
5- Jari Monkkonen (FIN) 14.625
6- Merdinyan Harutyun (ARM) 13.675
7- Mishra Abhay Chandra (IND) 13.050
8- Alghannam Fahad (KUW) 12.925
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9- Soghomonyan Serob (ARM) 12.825
10- Sahu Deepesh (IND) 12.710
PARTICIPANTS

WORLD CUP, Men's Artistic Gymnastics
- Tehran, IRAN, March 03 - 05 -

PARTICIPANTS:
AUT - Mayr Marco, Baldauf Marco
ARM - Stepanyan Vagagn, Merdinyan Harutyun, Avetyan Artyon, Soghomonyan Serob
AZE - Shakhlamazov Teymur, Shikhaliyev Shakik
CRO - Markovic Tomislav, Bago Ivica
FIN - Monkonen Jari Torkkel Ollipeka
IND - Kapil Kauhsik, Abhay Chandra Mishra, Raja Roy, B.N. Shiva Kumar, Deepesh Sahu, Raj Shekar Reddy
IRI - Marzban Alisaghsr, Gabini Mohammadmehdi Khodadado Ehsan, Khenarizadeh Hadi, Ramezanpour Mohammad
JOR - Abu Saleh Mohammad, Mazahreh Jan, Abu Ayad Tariq, Al Asi Ali
KSA - Almubiareek Maki, Alhalali Amin
Almasrahi Mohammed
KUW - Almulla Saqer, Alghannam Fahad, Alrashed Bader, Alduraia Ahmad, Alherz Jawad, Alothman Faisal
NED - Van Gelder Yuri, Zonderland Epke, Wammes Jeffrey
PAK - Shah Mohammed Akbar, Afzal Mohammed Afzal
SLO - Pegan Aljaz, Petrovsek Mitja
UZB - Fokin Anton.