Today the qualification competition took place at the 2011 European Championships in Berlin. Hannah Whelan was the top British all around finisher - safely qualifying in 12th place (54.400) for the all around final on Friday along with Danusia Francis in 17th place (53.250).

Reigning European Champion on bars and floor, Beth Tweddle, showed her determination qualifying for finals on both of her specialties (bars 15.550 and floor 13.850) despite suffering from injury. Hannah Whelan will also be in action in the apparatus finals at the weekend, qualifying for the beam final in 8th place (14.225).

Good luck girls!

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Tickets for the 2011 British Championships go on sale from 9am tomorrow (1st April).

The British Championships are being held at the Echo Arena in Liverpool for the first time on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th July. Ticket prices are £10 for children, £15 for adults (plus booking and handling fees).

Tickets will be available online via the Echo Arena website below, or by calling their box office on 0844 8000 400.
Echo Arena Website

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The nominative British team for the 2011 European Championships has been named as Danusia Francis, Jennifer Pinches, Hannah Whelan and Beth Tweddle.

The championships will be held in the Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin, Germany between the 4th and 10th of April 2011. The BBC will be providing some coverage.

Official website for the 2011 European Championships

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It was a golden day in Finland today for the Welsh girls - they took the gold medal in the team competition at the 2010 Northern European Championships and also a clean sweep of the all around medals. With gymnasts qualified strongly in every apparatus final tomorrow, they will surely be looking to add even more medals to their collection.

TEAM FINAL 1. Wales 151.15 2. Finland 149.20 3. Sweden 144.75

ALL AROUND 1. Jessica Hogg 51.15 2. Venus Romaeo 50.00 3. Raer Theaker 49.40

2010 Northern European Championships full results

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Prelims conclude today in Rotterdam at the 2010 World Championships, with GBR currently sitting comfortably in 5th place. With only the 4 powerhouse nations in front of them, GBR are set to qualify for the Team Finals on Wednesday.

There were a few changes to the line up: Imogen Cairns was a last minute replacement for Danusia Francis and Becky Downie didn't compete floor due to not being very well. Beth had a slight mishap on floor and has not qualified for the final, but is currently in 3rd place on bars. There is plenty of media & coverage around the web regarding Worlds & the Brits including videos and photos, here's our top picks:

gymnastike
stillsport photography
International Gymnast

We will post full results and scores, including event final qualification, once the action finishes today.

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