15. April 2012
Berlin, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

Like already in the last year the Swiss team was one of the favourites for a medal at the 17th International Junior-Team-Cup 2012 in Berlin. However, different from 2011 the boys from Switzerland were not overtaken by Great Britain in the last rotation this time. They won the team ranking with 248.95 points in front of Great Britain (247.200).

The bronze medal position was reached by Team France I and only narrowly behind them could be found the second French team....

14. April 2012
Berlin, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

Also the 17th edition of the world-wide known "INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR-TEAM-CUP 012", which takes place on April 14th in Berlin will be a high-class event for juniors in men's artistic gymnastics:

Whoever wants to be successful in future, needs to start in Berlin: For more than a decade many junior national teams come to Berlin to prepare for future major international events.

This year for many national federations the competition in Berlin belongs to the selection process for their teams for...

14. April 2012
Sangalhos, Portugal
Artistic Gymnastics

On the 14th of April 2012, Sport Club do Porto organized its 3rd International Tournament “Gymsport” for female and male juniors ,which took place at the Gymnastics High Performance Centre, in the city of Sangalhos, Portugal. 

On female side the Belgium Beullens Jelle won the junior competition with 49,750 points, followed by the German Finja Safken from Grossburgwedel  on second place (48,300) and  Virgine Ten Voorde (GER; MTV Borstel-Sangenstedt) came on third (48,150).
In the female youth category,...

13. April 2012
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Artistic Gymnastics

The renowned German Co. "SPIETH Gymnastic" from Esslingen, near Stuttgart  realizes successfully the new national Brazilian training center of artistic gymnastics in Rio de Janeiro.

Due to its high level of professional competence, SPIETH Gymnastic from Germany was chosen by the "National Olympic Committee of Brazil" (COB) to realize the new national training center in Rio de Janeiro.

In March 2012 the new training center in the former velodrome was completed successfully and opened officially...

9. April 2012
Tokyo, Japan
Artistic Gymnastics

Reigning World all-around champion Kohei Uchimura and Rie Tanaka won the Japanese Championships, held over Easter weekend in the Yoyogi National Gymnasium, which served as the training gym for the 2011 World Championships.
It was the fifth national title for Uchimura but the first for Tanaka, who has nonetheless become well known in Japan after winning the Longines Prize for Elegance at the 2010 Worlds in Rotterdam.
Although the competition included two full days of competition,...

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