31. August 2016
Lausanne, SUI
Artistic Gymnastics

* fi g - news --: It is a way of achieving immortality in Gymnastics: the gymnast who has an original skill named after them in the Code of Points assures that his or her name will live on in the sport, years after they have taken their final bows on the international stage.
In Rio in August 2016, the FIG Technical Committees approved four new elements -- two in Men's and two in Women's Artistic Gymnastics -- to...

21. August 2016
Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Artistic Gymnastics

The GYMNASTICS EVENTS of the XXXI. Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro
* Aug 06 - 16:  ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
* Aug 19 - 21:  RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS
* Aug 12 + 13: TRAMPOLINE GYMNASTICS

1. August 2016
Prague, CZE
Artistic Gymnastics

1936, on August 01, 1936 the later two-time Olympian of Czech Republic (Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964), Pavel GAJDOS, was born in the Ukrainian village Velké Berezne and today he celebrates his 80th birthday in his hometown Prague.
At first beginning at the club "TVS Prague" (1955 - '59) and thereafter at "Dukla Prague" (- until 1969), the young Pavel has matured into a world-class gymnast, winning twice World Championship Bronze medals in Moscow (1958) and in his hometown...

28. Juli 2016
Tokyo, JPN
Artistic Gymnastics

Six consecutive times he was the all-around world champion and he won the Olympic gold medal 2010 in London:
This is not merely a statistical record but the Japanese Kohei UCHIMURA acting on the gymnastic apparatus in technology and content manner like from another planet!
Ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, superstar Kohei Uchimura and four other members of the Japan men’s gymnastics team got haircuts a few days ago. This wasn’t necessarily a sign of...

20. Juli 2016
Lausanne, SUI
Artistic Gymnastics
A total of eight judges have been sanctioned following marking control procedures at the 2015 Worlds and 2016 Rio Test Events
* fig press release --: Accuracy in scoring and the integrity of rankings are key priorities for the International Gymnastics Federation (F.I.G.).
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