28. April 2010
Dubai, UEA
Artistic Gymnastics
(Non-) Olympic Medal Change after 10 Years!

The International Olympic Committee stripped China of its 2000 Olympic Games women’s team bronze medal because one of its athletes did not meet the age requirement. The IOC said it will award the team bronze medal to the United States, which originally finished fourth in the team competition.
The decision, made during the IOC’s Executive Board meetings in Dubai, UAE, was based on the recommendation of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). 
After conducting an internal investigation, (>...

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25. April 2010
Birmingham, Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
**32nd MEN s EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Artistic GymnasticsGerman Men s Team won Gold to the first time!

The 32nd European Championships of Artistic Gymnastics for Elite and Juniors started on Thursday - one day later than planned, because of the disrupted arrivals of delegations due to the Icelandic vulcano - in Englands second largest city, in Birmingham's "National Indoor Stadium".
After with a changed new timetable and after the bTeam and Junior all-around decision will follow the apparatus finals at Sunday:
* TODAY:  Junir's and Men's Final events
** As is a long tradition the Dutch...

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21. April 2010
Barcelona, Spain
Artistic Gymnastics
A big Olympian died: Olympism and Gymnastics in mourning!

 *fig--: President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001 and Honorary FIG Member in 1983, Juan Antonio Marquis de SAMARANCH died today in Barcelona (ESP) in the presence of his family. He would have been 90 on July 17th of this year.

His mark on the Olympic Movement is indelible; he pushed reforms through IOC management and strengthened its financial standing through a pragmatic approach to the sale of television rights and commercial partner contracts.
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21. April 2010
Barcelona, Spain
Artistic Gymnastics
A big Olympian died: Olympism and Gymnastics in mourning!

 *fig--: President of the International Olympic Committee from 1980 to 2001 and Honorary FIG Member in 1983, Juan Antonio Marquis de SAMARANCH died today in Barcelona (ESP) in the presence of his family. He would have been 90 on July 17th of this year.

His mark on the Olympic Movement is indelible; he pushed reforms through IOC management and strengthened its financial standing through a pragmatic approach to the sale of television rights and commercial partner contracts.
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20. April 2010
Lausanne, Ostrava
Artistic Gymnastics
FIG: Grand Prix Ostrava has been rescheduled ...

The "Grand Prix Ostrava 2010", a  part of the F.I.G. Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series event, has been rescheduled for September 29 – October 1 (originally set for Sep 23 – 25, 2010) at the ČEZ Arena...

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