14. Juli 2009
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Artistic Gymnastics
Yuri van GELDER suspended after Kokain Violation ...

The international specialist on rings, the Dutch gymnast Yuri van GELDER, acting European Champion 2009 in Milan and world champion (2005, Melbourne) has acknowledged using cocaine after he failed a drug test ahead of the Dutch National Championships (2009, June, Rotterdam).
In a press conference on Monday in Arnhem, July 13, he told the press, that he had use the drug "for fun", only and not to inhance his performance or achievment.
Van...

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10. Juli 2009
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
FIG President Grandi calls to the arms ...

The president of the International Gymnastics Federation (F.I.G.), Bruno GRANDI (ITA) wrote an open letter (F.I.G. press release No. 41, from 2009, July 1) to all the members of its federation.
The gist of this letter is the challenge for more innovation, and a higher degree of transparancy of the whole world gymnastics system:
"Specially the public and the audiences.
While watching gymnastics, an audience needs to feel that, like other disciplines, gymnastics is within the...

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5. Juli 2009
Guildford, Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
Becky DOWNIE retains All-around and dominated the British Nationals

In absence of Beth Tweddle, starting at the Univeriade in Belgrade, Nottingham's Becky Downie has become British Senior Artistic Gymnastics Champion for the second year running with her winning score of 56.100 taking her ahead of Becky Wing of Heathrow and Marissa King of Huntingdon.
The battle of the Olympian Becky’s proved to be the highlight of the event with both girls competing in the same group, and the final result only being decided on the...

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5. Juli 2009
Belgrade, Serbia
Artistic Gymnastics
Chinese women - most sucessfully at the Universiade

CHINA's women's artistic gymnastics team collected an overall 169.150 points and an extraordinary seven-point edge for the title of the 25th UNIVERSIADE 2009 in Belgrade (Serbia), leaving RUSSIA a far second in 162.150.
The bronze went to PEOPLES REPUBLIC of KOREA in 161.450 points, which boast Olympic vault winner Hong Eu-Jong.
Best in all-around qualification but also after the Saturday's all-around final were the two Chineses JIANG Yuyuan (57,050) and HE Ning (56,600), followed by the...

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5. Juli 2009
Belgrade, Serbia
Artistic Gymnastics
Japanese Students won Team Gold, Russia Silver, China Bronze... but the Europeans were strong at Final Day

With a difference of more than 6 points the Japanese artistic gymnastics men's team defeated the Russian and the Chinese teams at the 25th World University Games 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia.
JAPAN scored 269,700 for gold, followed by RUSSIA (263,400) and CHINA (260,250) - without any members of its world and Olympic champion teams - on ranked on second and third place.
Yosuke HOSHI (87,250) fom Japan  led after qualification and won the Saturday's all-around final,...

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