During the recent meetings of the leading committees of the International Gymnastics Federation FIG in Zurich the head of press of the Swiss Gymnastics Federation, Erwin Hänggi interviewed the Italian president of the FIG, Bruno Grandi. The FIG-president presented some information on the current problems and the general future of the FIG as well as gave his personal view on the numerous development problems in gymnastics…
Double gold medal winner of the last
World Championships in Anaheim 2003, the Japanese Takehiro Kashima (pommel horse, highbar), rings champion Dimosthenis Tambakos (GRE), the powerful Brazilian floor champion Diane dos Santos, the vault queen Oksana Tschusowitina fram Uzbekistan, but also a lot of other champions and medal winners of international highlights will be guests of the first world cup this year, the 28. TURNIER DER MEISTER in Cottbus, Germany (March 5 - 7).
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F.I.G. Information
Today the International Gymnastics Federation F.I.G. publishes summaries of the decisions taken by the Executive Committee in Zurich (SUI),last week, February 5 - 8, 2004.
38 years after the complete triumph of the Czech Vera Caslavska 1967, now the 25th European Championships of Women's Artistic Gymnastics will held in the Tulips Capital Amsterdam again.
From April 29 to May 2 will participate juniors and elite gymnasts from 40 countries fighting for the important medals in the Olympic Year 2004.
Venue is the RAI Exhibition Center of Amsterdam....
The seven-time German national champion and candidate for the Olympic Games Katja Abel got seriously injured last Friday. On an unlucky fall from the uneven bars she broke both of her forearms.
The 22-year old gymnast who has been in good shape and who has aspired to take part in the Olympic Games in Athens underwent surgery already on the same evening in the army hospital of Berlin...