Left to right: Becky Downie, Daniel Keating, Louis Smith and Beth Tweddle
Olympic medal winner Louis Smith and his team mates celebrated with British Gymnastics on 1 October 2008 at The O2 as tickets to the World Gymnastic Championships went on sale.
Displays by Bromley Valley and Greenwich Crossways Gymnastics Clubs followed the press conference to mark the event.
Other prominent gymnasts at the press conference included Beth Tweddle, Daniel Keating and Becky Downie.
Back to the UK
The World Championships will be held - for the first time in the capital - at The O2 in October 2009. The event returns to the UK after a decade away.
Beijing 2008 showed the huge potential and talent of Great Britain’s gymnasts and put interest in gymnastics at an all time high.
Preparing for 2012
Brian Stocks, CEO of British Gymnastics, commented, "Beijing 2008 has put British Gymnastics right back on the map. We saw both the established stars and the talent of tomorrow make their mark.
"The World Gymnastics Championships at The O2 next year will be the perfect chance to see how our talent is developing ahead of the London Olympics in 2012.
"The O2 is a state of the art venue with great sight lines and the public will have the very best experience when seeing the world’s best perform."
Sporting calendar highlight
Philip Beard, Chairman of AEG Sport and Sponsorship, added, "The World Gymnastic Championships next year is a real highlight in our sporting calendar.
We’ll be welcoming the very best gymnasts from across the world and it will be a great opportunity for us to reaffirm our position as one of Europe’s best sporting venues. We will be hosting the gymnastics in 2012 and this will be a chance for fans to come and enjoy The O2 and all the facilities it has to offer before then."
Sponsors
The World Gymnastic Championships exclusive sponsors include Gymnova, the Official Equipment Supplier and Thomson Sport.
Ticketing information
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3 October 2008