Acting President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Niels Nygaard today called on the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus to live up to its obligations outlined in the Olympic Charter to ensure its athletes are not discriminated against for their political or any other views. The EOC, which is the umbrella organisation for the 50 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Europe, has received a number of complaints from Belarusian athletes relating to politically motivated pressure from...
On the recommendation of a competence committee made up of Federation doctors, head and national trainers as well as athletes' spokespersons, the German Gymnastics Federation (DTB) announced that it would not send its gymnasts or gymnasts to the upcoming 2020 European Championships in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics ...:
!! EG press--: The Executive Committee of European Gymnastics (EG) met online today to discuss the 2020 European Championships in Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics. After the notification from Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation that due to the pandemic no major events can be hosted in Azerbaijan until the end of 2020, the EC came to the following decisions:
♦ The 2020 ECh in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics will be maintained (without Olympic qualification) from...
* f i g - -: Following an unprecedented interruption of nearly six months due to COVID-19, Gymnastics competition is set to resume with the FIG World Challenge Cup Series in Artistic Gymnastics 2-4 October in Szombathely (HUN). More than 80 gymnasts representing 18 nations spanning the European continent have enthusiastically responded to the call for registrations for the event in Hungary’s oldest city, a staple on the international calendar since its inception in 2008.
The Chinese National Artistic Gymnastics Championships, originally planned for spring, have now been moved to the period September 18-28 and to the city of Zhaoqing in the Guandong Province.
♦ In the men's competition, last year's World Cup fifth, SUN Wei, won the all-around title with 85,400 points and relegated the leading ex-world champions of 2017 (Montreal), XIAO, Ruoteng (83,950), to second place. Bronze went to DENG, Shudi, followed by LIN, Chaopan in 4th place ...:
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