Daniela Munits takes seventh place in the all-around final at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

An excellent achievement for Daniela Munits at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Frankfurt, after finishing in seventh place in the all-around final. Munits delivered a strong performance, scoring a total of 115.650 points across the four apparatuses. Munits (Maccabi Makkafet Petah Tikva) received 30.500 points for the hoop, 27.750 for the ball, 30.050 for the clubs, and 27.350 for the ribbon. The Israeli gymnast, who qualified for the final from 13th place in the preliminaries, will continue on Sunday in the hoop final.

Meital Somkin (Hapoel Ramat Eliyahu Rishon LeZion), who qualified for the all-around final from 14th place in the preliminaries, finished the final in 17th place in the world with 106.650 points. Her scores in the final: 26.300 for the hoop, 28.950 for the ball, 23.050 for the clubs, and 28.350 for the ribbon. The performance of both gymnasts in the all-around final, to which the top 18 gymnasts from the preliminaries advanced, concludes a significant individual competition for Israel so far.

The individual squad is accompanied by coaches Ayelet Zussman and Julieta Cantaluppi, physiotherapist Natalie Bartler, and judge Ella Samoflov. Chairman of the Gymnastics Association, Avi Sagi, said:

«Seventh place in the world for Daniela and two Israeli gymnasts in the all-around final are a significant achievement for Israeli gymnastics. Daniela presented an excellent competition today and Meital proved her place among the leading gymnasts in the world. I congratulate both of them and Ayelet, Julieta, and the entire professional staff for the work and the achievement. The World Championships are still in full swing – tomorrow the group team will compete and on Sunday we will return for another final with Daniela. Let us wish them all much success in the future.»