TODAY, the international gymnastics community poignantly said farewell to Karl-Heinz ZSCHOCKE, a big representative of world's artistic gymnastics, in the German capital Berlin, who died January 12.
More than 120 mourners from all over the world - among them a delegation of the F.I.G, the UEG president Dimitrios Dimotropoulos (GRE), Rainer Brechtken, president of the German gymnastics federation DTB and a lot of companions of an engaged life said Good Bye to the long-time president of the Technical Committee of...
In an interview on the U.S channel 4KNBC the member of the 1996 "Magnificent Seven" US team", Dominique DAWES (31) said: "I backed away [from gymnastics] for about a year and realized, 'I need to come back to the sport.'
Dawes, in Culver City (Calif.) for a meet, said. "After my three Olympics, I've definitely changed my passion, and it's focused on motivating young people, as well as women."
More than a decade removed from helping the U.S....
fig-press: -- The "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique" (F.I.G.) has settled on Lausanne for its head office. Members of the Executive took their decision yesterday at an extraordinary assembly in the presence of their President, Bruno Grandi ...
According to French media reports, now a French court has agreed to hear the complaint against national head coach Yves Kieffer brought by the family of 16-year-old gymnast Cloé Briand (right). Kieffer has asked to "temporarily" step down from his post.
French media published this week, that the board of the French Gymnastics Federation (FFG) asked its President Jacques Rey to take action to absolve the French women's artistic gymnastics coach YvesKieffer from his duties ....
<< Louis Smith from Huntingdon Olympic Gym Club, was announced one of the recipients of the BOA Olympic Athlete of the Year trophy on Wednesday, 16 January. The 18-year old, coached by Paul Hall, broke through to the Senior world elite, by winning the Bronze medal on Pommel Horse at the 2007 World Championships in Stuttgart. Smith was twice Junior European Champion on this apparatus, in Lubljana (SLO) 2004 and Volos (GRE) 2006.
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