25. August 2006
Tokyo / Japan
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Japanese Rhythmic Gymnastcs Clubs Championships 2006
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Ai YOKOCHI from winning Team 'AEON'
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From 22nd to 24th August, the 2006 All Japanese RG Club Championships were held in Tokyo.
Japanese Club Team champion 2006 is AEON (140,275), followed by the squad of NPO Gifu RG Club (132,80) and on third came Hikousen RG Club (131.375).
The all-around winner, Ai Yokochi (52.075) (photo, left) came also from AEON team; she made her personally record: the fourth title from 2003 on!
But this year it was a very strong concurrence, because Mimi Inoue (Hikousen RG Club) led after semi final...
The Team AEON' wins the 2006 Japanese Club Championships
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Mimi INOUE: ... one of the favorite for national championships this year!
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2006 Japanese Club Team Championships
- Tokyo, August 22 - 24 -
- reported by Takako Kobayashi
... without mistakes in Mimi Inoue's third routine (ball: ... she missed and ball rushed out from the floor! ) she ha big chances to win this competition. But so she shoud be a top favorite for the national elite title this year!
Inoue was one of the Japanese group member last year.
INoue said: 'For me it was a very difficult time after 2005 World Championships. It wasn't easy for me to change my conditions from group to indivisual exercises. It was a long way for me to recover!'
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Ai YOKOCHI, all-around winner
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TEAM RESULTS
1. AEON 140.275
2. NPO Gifu RG Club 132.800
3. Hikousen RG Club 131.375
4. Macida RG 127.975
5. Adachi RG Club 125.500
6. Yamagata RG 122.625
7. Kumamoto RG 121.575
8. Womans RG Club 117.400
SENIOR's Individual ALL-AROUND
1. Ai YOKOCHI (AEON) 52.075
2. Mai HIDAKA (Adachi RG Club) 50.125
3. Mimi INOUE (Hikousen RG Club) 49.250
4. Nanase SHOJI (Yamagata RG) 48.200
5. Yuma TERASAWA (Machida RG) 46.225
6. Yosie HAYASHI (Kumamoto Jr.RG Club) 46.075
7. Miwa ASANO (NPO Gifu RG Club) 45.150
8. Chihiro YAMAMOTO (AEON) 45.075
Following three teams booked the tickets for the AEON Cup this year:
AEON, NPO Gifu RG Club and Hikousen RG Club.
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Kotono Tanaka, best junior
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... Juniors event:
Winner of the junior category of this competition is Kotono Tanaka (Matsunaga RG). She impressed the audience with her performances with high flexibility and her beaming smile.
The 2nd placed junior is Kana Yokoyama (NPO Gifu RG Club). Her teammate Haruna Masunaka was also junior champion of this competition last year. NPO Gifu is 2nd place.
JUNIOR's Individual All-AROUND
1. Kotono TANAKA (Matsunaga RG) 44.175
2. Kana YOKOYAMA (NPO Gifu RG Club) 43.750
3. Riko ANAKUBO (AEON) 43.050
4. Takae SUGIMOTO (Minami RG Club) 40.550
5. Saori TOMIGASHI (Hikousen RG Club) 39.100
6. Haruna HAMAGUCHI (Kannonji RG) 39.025
6. Yoshie KATO (NPO Gifu RG Club) 39.025
8. Hitomi Kanke (Machida RG) 38.500
- GYMmedia report & photos by Takako Kobayashi, Tokyo --- these event is supported by
Chacott Co. Ltd.