F.I.G. Information
Today the International Gymnastics Federation F.I.G. publishes summaries of the decisions taken by the Executive Committee in Zurich (SUI),last week, February 5 - 8, 2004.
The seven-time German national champion and candidate for the Olympic Games Katja Abel got seriously injured last Friday. On an unlucky fall from the uneven bars she broke both of her forearms.
The 22-year old gymnast who has been in good shape and who has aspired to take part in the Olympic Games in Athens underwent surgery already on the same evening in the army hospital of Berlin...
38 years after the complete triumph of the Czech Vera Caslavska 1967, now the 25th European Championships of Women's Artistic Gymnastics will held in the Tulips Capital Amsterdam again.
From April 29 to May 2 will participate juniors and elite gymnasts from 40 countries fighting for the important medals in the Olympic Year 2004.
Venue is the RAI Exhibition Center of Amsterdam....
Blaine Wilson won the U.S. Winter Cup, a national reranking meet held Friday in Las Vegas.
International Gymnast wrote, that Wilson didn't earn the high score on any single event, but he won the all-around by .65 over Sean Townsend (Houston). Townsend struggled on the pommel horse, but fought through the routine for his low score of 8.900. He earned the high score on vault (9.850) and tied Justin Spring for the high mark on high bar (9.700)....
Featuring 42 participating countries, the '28th International Tournament of Masters' in Cottbus – with the status of a World Cup tournament in the Olympic year – is heading towards a new record participation in its 31-year history (to date - 38 nations).
There will be a premiere in Cottbus for the participants from Iran, Yemen and Cyprus.
Unfortunately, the organisers have to do without the cover girl Svetlana Chorkina as well as without Russia as a...