A closer look at gymnastics boarding school Papendal, national championships for girls

Dutch gymnastics talents are trained by Russian trainers at sports centre Papendal. The Koninklijke Nederlandse Gymnastiek Vereniging (KNGV, Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation) hopes that by doing this the Dutch talents will be able to compete with the best international gymnasts. During the National Championship in Ridderkerk the talents Bibi Vos and Ingrid Bolleboom, who were trained at Papendal,…