Ingeborga Dapkunaite gives the Longines Prize for Elegance to Daria Kondakova

Moscow (Russia), September 24th, 2010 – Longines, official timekeeper and data handler at the 30th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships 2010, is pleased to announce that the Longines Prize for Elegance has been given to Daria Kondakova from Russia. The young gymnast received the prize from the actress Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Longines Ambassador of Elegance. This award decorates the athlete having demonstrated the most remarkable elegance in the course of an international competition at world level. Prize winner Daria Kondakova was honoured with a trophy created by the Swiss artist Jean-Pierre Gerber, a Longines PrimaLuna watch and a cheque for US$ 5,000. Furthermore, Longines was happy to be in Moscow to admire the performance of its Ambassador of Elegance, Evgeniya Kanaeva, the Olympic all-around gold medalist. She impressed the judges with her outstanding performance and won the 2010 World Champion title in individual all-around.