13. März 2011
Cottbus, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
First FIG Challenger Cup 2011 finished in Cottbus

With the 35th anniversary of the traditional "Turnier der Meisters" in Cottbus (Germany), which was a world cup category B event in the last decennium,
the International Gymnastics Federation starts a new circuit with the qualification rounds this Friday in Cottbus. The world cup events, graduated in two levels:
* Four World Cup events (category A) with some of the world's top stars of all-around competitions and added by six so-called "Artistic Challenge Cups", in old making individual apparatus finals....

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5. März 2011
Jacksonville, USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Jonathan Horten and Jordyn Wieber won 2011 American Cup

<< Jonathan Horton and Jordyn Wieber from USA won the 2011 AT&T American Cup all-around titles Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
It was the prelude of a FIG World Cup circuit of altogether four all-around events this year.

Jonathan Horton won his third American Cup titel with a score of 90,198 points after a strong fight against the Ukrainian Mykola Kuksenkov (-0,166).
Third was Jake Dalton (USA) in absence of the Japanese world champion Kohei Uchimura....

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3. März 2011
Jacksonville, USA
Artistic Gymnastics
FIG World Cup Circuit starts with the American Cup 2011

The USA Gymnastics Federation announced the addition of Jordyn Wieber (USA) to the line-up for the first 2011 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup scheduled for March 5 in Jacksonville, Florida (USA) and to the first time as an official FIG World Cup event following a new WC system.

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2. März 2011
Calheta/Madeira, Portugal
Artistic Gymnastics
Rafael Martinez won on Madeira Island

Last weekend in Madeira Island the Madeira Gymnastics Association (AGIM) organised another edition of the Gymnastics International Tournament in Madeira Island, with two parts: a mix of rhythmic and artistic competition. Last year, this tournament was postponed due to the floods that happened in the island in February 2010. This the organizers started again with the 14th anniversary and they hope for more participating next year again...!
But some international top stars already came on the wounderfl island already 2011, like Saso...

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2. März 2011
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Artistic Gymnastics
F.I.G. Training Course in Malaysia

Organised by the FIG and especially initiated by its President, Prof. Bruno Grandi, international and methodical training experts have elaborated development programs that are in particular suitable for countries that are at the beginning of their development in artistic gymnastics.

Authors of these training programs are Hardy Fink (CAN) for the competition program and Dieter Hofmann (GER/SUI) for the technical and athletics program.

The first course took place last week in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)….

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