With its 43^rd edition, the oldest and most traditional European artistic gymnastics competition, the "INTERNATIONAL LEVERKUSEN CUP", is slowly going in the direction of "half a century"!  On the 6^th of October the time has come again: In the Ostermann Arena in Leverkusen's Bismark Street teams from England, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia and South Africa meet three teams of the host nation Germany.
Interesting occupations are expected in the run-up to the World Gymnastics Championships (in Doha /...

Elena SHUSHUNOVA, a Soviet gymnast who won the women's all-around gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, has died. She was 49. The Russian Gymnastics Federation said Shushunova "died suddenly" on Thursday, August 16. Russian media reported she had complications from pneumonia. Shushunova scored perfect 10.00 points in the vault and the floor exercise to beat Romanian rival Daniela Silivas by only 0.025 points to win the all-around gold.Shushunova also won gold...