The Swiss Gymnastics Federation STV announced that the 30th anniversary of men's European Championships will be celebrated in Switzerland in 2008.
After Bern (1975) and Lausanne (1990), (with a gold medal for Daniel Giubellini and a silver for René Pluess) Switzerland was chosen by the Executive Committee of the UEG for the third time to host Euro Champs, the host city being again the city of Lausanne, where already the 1997 World Championships took place ...
Happy Birthday, Oksana....!
Actually Oksana Chousovitina was registered to compete in the Dutch Open Tournament 2005 last weekend, however she didn’t show up. Hence the currently reigning world champion on vault and the oldest internationally-competitive female gymnast today, celebrated her birthday at home in Cologne.
Already in 1991, being a member of the last USSR gymnastics team in the history of World Championships, she became World Champion on floor in Indianapolis at the age of 15.
Married...
The (with regard to international competitive participants) understaffed 'Dutch Open 2005' Tournament on Saturday, ended in a win of Suzanne Harmes coached by trainer Orlow from the hosting Club De Hazekamp, The Netherlands.
China’s Pang, Panpan, finished second ahead of Loes Linders (NED) once more from the hosting club and another Chinese: Zhang, Yufei...
The competitions concluded on Sunday with the hosts winning all 4 apparatus finals...
fig-info: --- : The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has terminated negotiations with the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG).
Discussions focused on the contract governing the acquisition of rights for images of FIG World Championships and World Cup finals for the current 2005 – 2008 Olympic Cycle.
The British gymnast Elizabeth Tweddle who crashed at the Euro Champs in Debrecen last week, resumed full training again
Her coach Amanda Harrison Kirby said: 'Beth is fine! Originally she had to go through a check in the hospital and wear a neck collar overnight, but not anymore. Beth has had a few days to rest. Her next competition will be Great Britain versus China in two weeks. However, we are now looking towards the British Championships...