Last Wednesday (January 15.01), the red-and-black gymnasts Julie Kim Sinmon, Letícia Costa, Milena Theodoro and Rebeca Andrade traveled to Spain with the Brazilian delegation. The girls participated in the Camping in Barcelona, ​​with their return scheduled for January 31st. In addition to the athletes, coaches Keli Kitaura and Francisco Porath accompanied the training.

The first half of 2014 promises to be a busy one for artistic gymnastics. From Spain, the red-and-blacks head to a competition in Dallas, USA. Five countries are participating in the championship, which is of the highest level. Rebeca Andrade and Milena Theodoro compete on the youth team, and Letícia Costa and Julie Kim on the adult team.

The club's sports coordinator, Ana Paula Luck, also recalls the selection process for the Youth Olympic Games, in two months, for which they have high expectations for Rebeca Andrade.

"At the end of March, there will be a selection process in Aracaju for the Youth Olympic Games, where Russian coach Alexander Alexandrov is aiming to place our athlete Rebeca among the 42 best gymnasts in the world. At this championship, which will be held in July in China, Alexander's goal is for Rebeca to finish among the top five and bring home an Olympic medal in vault," he said.