*fig-press--: Leaders in international sports were invited to Lausanne (SUI) for the annual International Federations Sports Forum, organised in 2009 by SportAccord.
The event provides a platform where participants can debate a range of sport-related issues and attend workshops; this year’s topics focused on financial resources and youth and sports. In an effort to fully develop the topic of youth and sports, organisers invited Jani Tanskanen (FIN), recently elected to the FIG Athletes’ Commission, to speak...
The third International training camp of the British gymnastics federation, after South Africa and Gran Canaria (2008) , which took place during the last weeks for the first time in Germany on the grounds of the Bundesleistungszentrums Kienbaum, finished successfully and highly rated, on the weekend. Also the DOSB-vice-president Eberhard GIENGER got an idea of the level of development of the British, as also the new consultant for apparatus and trampoline gymnastics of the German gymnastics federation, Ann-Katrin KNITTEL, who was...
<< Romania's Anamaria Tamirjan to have knee surgery on both knees.
There's a cyst on her left knee that needs to be removed, and she's pinched her right miniscus.
She'll be missing in action for awhile, but she's not giving up.
Tamirjan won the silver medal at the 2009 Europeans in Milan on balance beam.
Anamaria said to the Romanian press:
"I will continue to fight for my dream...!"
With his first daily win in the Porsche Arena Stuttgart the Russian world championship all-around 5th placed Maxim Dewiatowski also secured himself the overall win of the "Champions Trophy 2009", made up of four competitions. Only five weeks after his ligament injury in his left foot, the all-around European champion Fabian Hambüchen showed a strong comeback, and became second in front of Matthias Fahrig from Halle and ahead of the Bavarian Marcel Nguyen ...
The manageable start field of the women - not nearly as internationally high class in comparison to the mens competition, at the 27th DTB-Trophy 2009 saw four different winners from four different nations, in the almost sold out Porsche Arena in Stuttgart on the finals day.
One of the happy faces belonged to the German all-around champion Kim BUI, who won on the uneven bars, got second place on the floor and with third position bacame the...