Sibling Samba (17th November, 2005)

Brazilian siblings Diego and Daniele Hypolito are both competing at the Worlds. Daniele will compete in the all around but her strength is on beam which she is currently ranked 8th in the world.

‘My aim is to put on a good show and make Brazil proud of us. I am hoping to enter the finals and of course I will fight for the medals,’ she said. Daniele started gymnastics as a five year old.

‘I definitely inspired Diego to go into gymnastics. He is two years younger and he started when he was seven. It’s probably genetics that we are both now competing internationally.’

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