24. Dezember 2010
Niederlande
Artistic Gymnastics
Dutch KNGU gives Yuri van Gelder another chance

The "Dutch Royal Gymnastics Union" (KNGU) has decided to give gymnast the former World Champion on still rings, Yuri van Gelder, another chance to return to top-level gymnastics. The decision is the result of negotiations between Yuri van Gelder and KNGU representatives. The negotiations were held after mediation by sports umbrella organisation NOC*NSF. Yuri van Gelder - nicknamed 'The Lord of the Rings' - returned to gymnastics this summer after being suspended for a year for cocaine abuse.
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23. Dezember 2010
USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Sasha Artemev plans his Comeback

The team member of the US OLympic squad Sasha ARTEMEV plans a comeback at the 2011 Winter Cup in February, so the US magazine "International Gymnast" reports.
Nearly two years after a car accident (April 2009) left him with a broken back, world and Olympic bronze medalist on pommel horse (Beijing 2008) Sasha Artemev (25) is aiming for a full comeback at February's national Winter Cup in Las Vegas, and Artemev said he "definitely" plans...

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22. Dezember 2010
Doha, Qatar
Artistic Gymnastics
The Jordanian gymnast Ali Al Asi Best Arab Athlete 2010

The Jordanian gymnast Ali Al Asi has been just crowned Best Arab Athlete 2010 by HE Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Governor of Dubai and Deputy of the United Arab Emirates, at its recent meeting in Dubai.
With this award, Ali goes down as a legend in Arab sports.
He owes this honour to his outstanding Rings results for the 2010 season and, more particularly, to the title he claimed over Japan’s Kazuki Machida, China’s...

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21. Dezember 2010
Madrid, Spain
Artistic Gymnastics
Jesús Carballo Jr.: Spanish Federation s new president

The former two-times world champion on high bar Jesús Carballo (jr) Martínez (34) was elected as the new president of the Royal Spanish Federation of Gymnastics.
The former  world class gymnast won the election with 49 votes, in front of two rival applicants Angelo Madroñal (24 votes) and Cheo Llera (03 votes).
Llera is the former coach of Spanish National team member Laura Campos. So Jesus Carballo (jr) is the youngest president ever of the Spanish Federation. 

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20. Dezember 2010
Moscow, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
17th Mikhail Voronin Cup 2010

The Russian all-around world champion Aliya MUSTAFINA (Russia)won the all-around and two events at the 17th Voronin Cup, wich held  in Moscow last week.
On second place came her teammate Tatiana Nabiyeva, followed by the Israelian Valeria Maksyuta. Russia's Dmitry BARKALOV won the elite's men's all-around title in front of teammate Andrei Likhovitsky and Japan's Shogo Nonomura.
The competition featured gymnasts from 23 nations from Europe, Asia, and North and South America.

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