In the Olympic city of 1992, Barcelona (Spain) took place the 38 anniversary of the BLUME MEMORIAL, remembering the Spanish gymnastics legend and four-times European champion of the Fifties Joaquim Blume.
The Belgian Nina DERWAEL won the women's all-around with a score of 56,150, followed by Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos (FRA; 54,400) and Seda Tutkhalian (54,250/RUS).
On men's side Russia's Nikita NAGORNYI won the all-round in front of the Spaniard Ruben López (85,950),...

The 57 years old currently Secretary of the Japanese Gymnastics Asscciation, Morinari WATANABE, is the new and 9^th President of the International Gymnastics Federation (F.I.G.), elected at the F.I.G. congress in Tokyo. He will take up this position 2017, January 1 and is the successor of the long-term president Bruno GRANDI (82) after 20 years presidency. Watanabe achieved a clear superiority with 100 of the votes cast. The counter-candidate, the President of the European Gymnastics Union, George Guelzec (FRA)...