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The Romanian gymnasts returned to Bucharest on Monday evening. As it is the custom on such occasions, they were welcome in the official lounge of the Henry Coanda airport where the media got the chance to speak to the gymnasts. As usually the mainstream media don’t do a fantastic job asking the questions but we have to appreciate the warm reception and the fact that the event was broadcasted live. …
Octavian Bellu: “We are back from Moscow, from this edition of the European Championships, as you can see we have survived.
(It was) a very interesting competition and with a high level, you may have noticed that winning a gold medal at Euros is not exclusively reserved for Russian and Romanian gymnasts anymore, the Swiss can win gold medals, the Swedish can win silver medals and Great Britain and Italy were very close to medaling as well.
I think it was a maturity exam for these young seniors, they faced only some of their opponents, at Worlds they will have to compete against the Americans, the Chinese; the competition will be much stronger because then they will have to meet with event specialists from all over the world. …
Bellu: “… you must know that the girls competed on their first big meet with grips … it’s an important shift in their preparation…
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