Two days before the Ukraine will hold a national presidential election, the Ukraine changed also the gymnastics president:
On Friday, Stella Zakharova, the Olympic gold medalist, Moscow 1980 , was elected president of the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation. So the thus far president Igor Korobchinsky was beaten by two votes (49 : 51)...
After 22 years the president of the Russian Gymnastics Federation Leonid ARKAEV resigns after massive criticism.
In the recent elections the 69-year-old triple Olympic Champion and former president of FIG Juri TITOV prevailed in a sensationally close vote (27 : 22 votes) over the former gymnastics diva Svetlana KHORKINA (25) who was also running for office....
Friday evening was held the '7th International GYM Gala' in the Sports Palace of Antwerp, Belgium.
This traditional gala was a shimmering show of the Olympic and all the other gymnastics disciplines, with a lot of ntional and international stars, like the Chinese ZHANG, Nan, the Russian rhythmic gymnastics group, the Russian trampolin star Yuri NUKITIN and the Olympic Champion from Germany, Anna DOGONADZE, and many others.
Opened by 'Turnclub OTM/GV Gent followed a colorful program....
The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) took leave of its former Secretary General, Mr. Norbert Bueche, who, after 15 years of devoted service, has begun a well-deserved retirement. The Executive Committee has named the current Deputy Secretary General, Mr. André Gueisbuhler, his successor....
Gymnast Tracie Ang (pic) was the top performer, dominated the girls' artistic competition in the Malaysian National Junior Circuit Grand Finals, which ended in Cheras last week.
The 11-year-old Tracie made a clean sweep of all five gold medals at stake. Besides the individual all-around title, the Malacca gymnast also came out tops in the four apparatus finals – floor exercise, uneven bars, vault and balance beam. ...