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NEW ROMANIAN CHAMP

Andreea Munteanu won the all-around and floor titles at the Romanian championships, held July 4-6 in Bacau. 2002 world bars medalist Oana Petrovschi did not compete because of injury, and world beam medalist Oana Ban finished sixth with mistakes on bars (8.925) and floor (8.90). Monica Rosu won vault, Dana Sofronie won bars, and Ban claimed the beam title.

AA: 1. Andreea Munteanu 37.638; 2. Alexandra Eremia 37.400; 3. Dana Sofronie 37.200; 4. Florica Leonida 37.025:5. Silvia Stroescu 36.900; 6. Oana Ban 36.625; 7. Lorena Stancu 36.175; 8. Madalina Rapeanu 35.650; 9. Eleonora Dragnea 35.575; 10. Catalina Ponor 35.550.

PAVLOVA, PODGORNY RULE RUSSIA

Anna Pavlova and Yevgeny Podgorny took the women's and men's all-around titles at the Russian Cup, held July 19-20 in Moscow. Defending women's titlist Natalia Ziganshina placed fourth, and defending silver medalist Yelena Zamolodchikova performed on two events only. Nikolai Kryukov. who won the men's all-around in 2002, slipped to fifth, while defending bronze medalist Yevgeny Krylov retained his rank.

Women: 1. Anna Pavlova 38.075; 2. Svetlana Khorkina 38.05; 3. Alexandra Shevchenko 37.325; 4. Natalia Ziganshina 37.25; 5. Maria Kryuchkova 36.975; 6. Yekaterina Privalova 36.05; 7. Yulia Lozhenko 36.05; Nadezhda Ivanova* 35.95; 8. Yekaterina Orion 35.80; 9. Lidia Sidorova 35.675; 10. Polina Miller 35.525.

Men: 1. Yevgeny Podgorny 56.50; 2. Alexei Bondarenko 56.25; 3. Yevgeny Krylov 55.85; 4. Anton Golotsutskov 55.60; 5. Nikolai Kryukov 55.60; 6. Sergei Khorokhodin 55.05; 7. Maxim Devyatovsky 54.35; 8. Yevgeny Vasilyev 54.325; 9. Timur Kuzmin 53.55; 10. Dmitry Drevin 53.40.

OUT OF HARMES' WAY

Suzanne Harmes won the all-around and three event titles at the Dutch championships, held June 14-15 in Nijmegen. Laura van Leeuwen. who was fifth, won the bars title. Absent because of injury or illness were Verona van de Leur, Renske Endel and Berber van den Berg.

Senior: 1. Suzanne Harmes 36.888; 2. Gabrielle Wammes 34.728; 3. Monique Nuijten 33.900; 4. Evi Neijssen 33.888; 5. Laura van Leeuwen 32.913: 6. Fieke Willems 31.775.

Junior: Loes Linders 35.688; 2. Mayra Kroonen 35.250; 3. Shalina Groenveld 33.863.

TOMITA PRIMED FOR ANAHEIM

Hiroyuki Tomita defeated veteran Naoya Tsukahara to win the NHK Cup/World Trials in Tokyo, May 30-31. Tomita. 22. is Japan's best hope for an all-around medal at the 2003 worlds in Anaheim.