American and Soviet gymnasts will participate in an international exhibition meet May 5 at the Southern Utah State Centrum in Cedar City.
The meet is part of the 1989 Friendship Tour by the two teams. The 47-member group includes some of the most elite male and female gymnasts from each national team along with their coaches and trainers. Some of the gymnasts represented their countries in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea.The meet and related festivities will run from May 3 to May 5. A youth gymnastic convocation will be held at May 3 at noon for area students. The theme is "A drug-free world through excellence in athletics."
A Western dinner for the teams and the public will be held that night at the Iron Mission State Park between 6 and 8 p.m.
A Western parade will be held May 4 at noon with a Western exposition later in the day and a rodeo that night.
The gymnastics exhibition will be held May 5 at 7:30 p.m. All seats are reserved and $25 each.
For ticket information on all events call 801-586-7872.