The top-class performances seen in the gymnastics disciplines at the Olympic Games are significantly influenced, and indeed made possible, by the state of development of the high-tech equipment used in these sports.  
In a constant process of interchange between training and competition, as well as regular exchanges of experience between the world's best gymnasts, clubs and technicians from the world's leading apparatus manufacturers, ultra-modern pieces of equipment have been designed, without which the breath-taking performances on the Olympic podium would not...

Chinese female gymnasts who competed at this year'sBeijing Olympics were not underage, the sport's governing body said Wednesday after investigating claims the Games hosts fielded ineligible athletes.
The International Gymnastics Federation (F.I.G.) had asked the Chinese federation to submit documents proving the birthdates of five members of the gold medal-winning team, He Kexin, Jiang Yuyuan, Li Shanshan, Deng Linlin and Yang Yilin.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had specifically asked the FIG to investigate double Olympic...