One of the most distinguished great coach legends of the famous Leipzig gymnastics school, Helmut GERSCHAU, surprisingly passed away on Saturday after a short but strong illness at the age of 84 years. From the beginning of the Fifties on until the political change, he has led numerous gymnasts of Leipzig to internationally outstanding achievements and, as a responsible coach, many GDR teams on international stages and competitions. Already with his first...

Gold-medal Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman and dozens of other women who spoke out about sexual abuse by Larry Nassar received the "Arthur Ashe Courage Award" at this year’s ESPYS. Over 140 survivors, including US Olympic gymnasts, took the stage to accept the 2018 "Arthur Ashe Courage Award" at the ESPYs this week (- short for "Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award"). The 26^th annual ESPY Awards took place in Los Angeles. The ESPYs, which stands for Excellence...