21. Januar 2009
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Artistic Gymnastics
NG, Shu wei - back as a coach to Malaysia

Former national artistic gymnast of Malaysia, NG, Shu Wai, has become a hot property again after completing a three-month coaching stint in Hungary.
The Malaysian Selangor Amateur Gymnastics Association (SAGA) have made their move to hire the talented Shu Wai as the coach for their state gymnastics programme. His best effort was winning silver medals in the floor exercise at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester (2002) and Melbourne (2006). He also benefited from training stints in China...

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18. Januar 2009
Sydney, Australia
Artistic Gymnastics
5th Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2009Great Britain and China most successful

After the OPENING CEREMONY of the Sydney Entertainment Centre - Darling Harbour, the first competion day of the 5th AUSTRALIAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL 2009 started at Thursday:
The girl's team of CHINA 169,825), followed by Japan and Great Britain and the boy's team of Great Britain (247,201), in front of China and Australia I where the first winner of the team events.
On Friday Ashley WATSON from Leeds (GBR) won the all-round (82,800), followed...

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17. Januar 2009
Cologne, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
Oksana Chusovitina: Curling in Vancouver, Gymnastics in London ...

Oksana CHUSOVITINA (33), who is to be at the centre of attention at the awards ceremony of the Rheinischer Turnerbund on Saturday, is still resting at home near Cologne after the Christmas holidays, recovering from her injuries and an operation to repair a torn Achilles tendon. 
In addition, she had to have surgery on her shoulder and at the end of January it will be her back's turn for medical attention ...
However, this seems not to cause any sorrow...

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13. Januar 2009
Richterswil, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Walter LEHMANN - Swiss ex-World Champion gymnast has turned 90!

In his hometown of Richterswil in Switzerland,  Walter LEHMANN - one of the most successful Swiss gymnasts of the post-war period - celebrated his 90th birthday on 13th January.
The two-times winner of the Schweizer Kunstturntage (1942/'45) gained three silver medals at the 1948 Olympics - in the team event, in the overalls and on high bar. 
At the World Championships in Basle in 1950 he enjoyed his greatest success, winning both the 12-piece overall competition and on rings, as well as three bronze medals...

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12. Januar 2009
Berlin, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
The International GYM Competition Year 2009

* GYMmedia WORLD CALENDAR SYSTEM 2009
As every year, the European Gymnastic Service GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL has summarized all the most important 2009 events for each Gym discipline:
(Applicants can send their event dates  >> H E R E )

* all of the most important dates can be found using the links on the left but they are also listed here:
>> GYMmedia World Calendar System

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