2009 … Aug. 12-15th, Dallas, Texas
2010 … Aug. 11-14th, Hartford, Connecticut
… “Hartford, you got it,” shouted former Olympic coach Bela Karolyi, who played the role of fight promoter at Wednesday’s news conference, billing the event as a clash between the old guard of gymnasts, who won 10 medals at the Beijing Olympics, and the next crop of champions. “You got the best coming up.” …
Legendary women’s gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi greets Jordan Fulchino, 10, right, along with three other aspiring gymnasts from Dearys Gymnastics of Danielsen, Conn., as they waited in the hallway of the State Capitol for the start of a news conference in Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday, July 29, 2009. It’s being billed as the biggest sporting event to hit Connecticut since the NHL’s Hartford Whalers left town more than a decade ago. …
… Hartford will play host to next year’s gymnastics national championships. State economic development officials expect at least 25,000 people to attend the event, which will be held Aug. 11-14, 2010.
The men’s and women’s championships will be held at the 15,000-seat XL Center while the rhythmic, acrobatic and trampoline and tumbling competition will take place at the Chase Arena at the University of Hartford, which seats about 3,500.
The Connecticut Convention Center, which opened in 2005, will host the organization’s national congress and trade show that week. …
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