China won the team competition aof the French traditional team competition of women's artistic gymnastics with a score of 70,95 points.
With a difference of 0,075 behind came the team of Ukraine, followed by Canada.
Best in all-around was the Ukrainian Marina Proskurina with 35,325 points, followed by the two Chinese Kang, Xin and Wang, Tiantian..... Defending champion Romania, which sent a team of juniors this year, finished fifth.....
The former gymnast, coach and long-year international judge Walter Freivogel celebrated his 85th birthday today. He still sends out monthly newsletters to the circle of friends of the 1936 Olympic Games.
Hans-Jürgen Zacharias, Vice President of the German Gymnastics Federation, will celebrate his 70th in the city Kleve on Monday, Nov. 15th. Hans-Jügen Zacharias has been a member of the board of the FIG since 1984 and was its’ Vice- President until 2000. He was a major supporter at...
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
One month before the Britisch Gymnastics Association publishes the updated World Ranking Lists of the FIG after the last World Cup Qualifier in Ghent (BEL).
The deadline for confirming participation at the World Cup Final in Birmingham is 15 November 2004.
Expect the final Lists of the gymnasts who will compete at the NIA on 11-12 December 2004 soon after the deadline. >> List of Participants
The Royal Dutch Gymnastics Federation KNGU announced that Verona van de Leur from the Nijmegen's club 'De Hazekamp' has returned to form and will be in Birmingham for the world cup final event in December. Van de Leur was one of the stars of 2002 at the European Championships in Patras, winning the all-around silver medal. She was also the vice world champion on floor exercise at the World Championships in Debrecen in the same year , and...
At the first day of the decisions of the world cup event in Ghent Belgium the Chinese XIAO, Qin got the absolutely highest score of 9,925 points on pommel horse and beat again the Romanian specialist Marius Urzica (9,887).
The Brazilian Diego Hypolito won on floor (9,737) and the best on rings was the Dutch specialist Yuri van Gelder (9,737)
In women's category the Romanian Monica Rosu won on vault (9,525) followed by Alicia Sacramento (USA; 9,387)) and...