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Son Yeon-jae ranks 5th in global rhythmic gymnasts

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Published : May 26, 2012 - 15:35

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South Korean gymnast Son Yeon-jae ranked fifth in the rhythmic discipline in the latest global tally announced by the International Gymnastics Federation on Saturday.

The 2012 ranking by the international governing body of competitive gymnastics, whose headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland, had the 18-year-old Son behind Russia's Daria Kondakova, Daria Dmitrieva and Evgeniya Kanaeva, and Israel's Neta Rivkin.

Son's ranking in rhythmic gymnastics represents a sharp rise from 2011 when she came in 19th place.

The federation sets its annual rankings based on how often an athlete participates in world cup competitions and their results.

Son received 57 points after having taken part in four world cup events, placing her just below Rivkin who earned 58 points.

The rhythmic gymnast is expected to take part in the Minsk world cup in mid-July before taking part in the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

(Yonhap News)

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리듬체조 손연재 선수(18)가 세계랭킹 5위에 등극했다.
26일 국제체조연맹의 리듬체조 세계랭킹에 따르면, 손연재는 다리아 콘다코바, 다리아 드미트리에바, 에브게니아 카바에바(이상 러시아), 네타 리브킨(이스라엘)에 이어 5위를 차지했다.
지난해 랭킹(19위)과 비교해 14계단 급상승한 것이다.
연맹 측은 월드컵 출전 횟수와 성적을 바탕으로 랭킹 포인트를 산정해 세계랭킹을 매긴다. 손연재는 57점의 랭킹 포인트를 획득해 4위인 리브킨에 불과 불과 1점 차로 뒤져있다.