20. August 2003
Anaheim/USA
Artistic Gymnastics
U.S. Girls beat Favourite Romania

In a big fight the U.S. Women's team won the gold medal of the team final with a score of 112,573 points. Titleholder Romania got 110,833 and won silver, but to the first time of history Australia won a team medal: Bronze for the 'Aussies' with 110,335 points!
The Chinese team lost on floor and came on 4th place.
Spain - leading after first rotation (floor) crashed on beam (5) and Russia made mistakes on bars and...

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19. August 2003
Anaheim/USA
Artistic Gymnastics
WCh- Men s Team Final: Olympic Champion China won first Gold

After their last gold medal 1999 in Tianjin the national men's team of China wins the gold medal in team competition again of these 37th World Championships in Anaheim, Cal./USA.
The U.S. successfully defends its silver medal from the 2001 Worlds in Ghent.
Japan - missed in 2001 -wins the bronze.

Final Results:
GOLD: 1. China 171.996
Silver: 2. USA 171.121
Bronze: 3. Japan 170.708
4. Russia...

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19. August 2003
Anaheim/USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Women s Qualification: China in front of Romania and USA

CHINESE Women's Team is on top (148,671) after strong rotations of the team qualifications of the World Championships in Anaheim/USA.
So it was a little surprise, that titleholder ROMANIA (148,120) ranked on second place only, in front of the long time leadung U.S girls on third (147,697).
Russia and Spain together on fifth place, than Australia, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Canada and - another surprise - North Korea - are the twelve nations, qualified for the Olympic...

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17. August 2003
Anaheim/USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Men s Olympic Qualification. USA on Top!

After the Belarus (titleholder) and the German disaster yesterday now the men's team finished their qualification of the 37th Worlds today.
Best team in the very last of the ten subdivisionS was host USA with a score of 227,743 points.
The Japanese team led a long time, scored 227,046 points, and came on second place, followed by Olympic Champion China (225,119), Romania (224,770), Korea, Russia, France, Ukraine, Canada, Spain, Italy and Germany...that are all qualified nations for the...

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15. August 2003
Beijing / China
Artistic Gymnastics
Former Rings World Champion Dong, Zhen returns

-- Former rings world champion Dong Zhen (CHN) has returned to the Chinese national team, but not in Anaheim.
Dong would represent China at the World University Games slated for August 21-31 in Taegu, South Korea.

Dong, who cli

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