Zeina Ibrahim
The FIG has released the nominative roster for the world cup in Cairo, Egypt, the third of four world cups where gymnasts from 29 countries will compete for prize money as well as spots at this year’s world championships.
Many of the gymnasts expected to attend are also on the roster for the world cups in Cottbus next week and then in Doha the following, as athletes will need to count three scores toward their world championships qualification rankings.
The field most notably includes 2020 Olympic floor champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel, high bar silver medalist Tin Srbic of Croatia, and vault bronze medalist Artur Davtyan of Armenia, as well as 2021 world pommel horse champion Stephen Nedoroscik of the United States, rings bronze medalist Salvatore Maresca of Italy, vault bronze medalist Andrey Medvedev of Israel, and high bar bronze medalist Brody Malone of the United States.
Host nation Egypt is sending several strong competitors, including 2020 Olympians Omar Mohamed and Zeina Ibrahim, along with Nancy Taman, who had a history-making performance at last year’s world championships, where she became the first Egyptian woman to make an individual final, finishing fourth on vault. The men’s team also includes Ahmed Abdelrahman, Mohamed Afify, Abdelrahman Abdelhaleem, Zaid Khater, and 2020 Melbourne world cup rings bronze medalist Ali Zahran, while the women’s team includes Jana Mahmoud and Jana Abdelsalam.
The Cairo world cup will be held from March 17 through March 20. The full nominative roster is below.
Article by Lauren Hopkins