* fig-news --: Seventeen-year old Margarita Mamun of Russia prevailed over Melitina Staniouta (BLR) and Yana Kudryavtseva (RUS) to win the all-around title at the final Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup of the season in St. Petersburg (RUS) last weekend.
With her win over Staniouta, who shared the world ranking lead with Ganna Rizatdinova (UKR) before, Mamun also prevailed in the overall World Cup series with a total of 120 points, pushing Staniouta and Rizatdinova into shared...
After the most successful Chinese gymnast ZHONG Ling - multiple Asia champion in the first half of the last decade, World Cup participant in 2001 and Olympian 2004 - is a competition was named, was performed ZHONG LING-CUP, last weekend in Shenzhen (CHN).
The winner was currently the best gymnast from Singapore, WANG Wenwen, who won the all-around with 56.400 points and clear lead, followed by Kokfai SASIWIMON (THA; 43,500) and the two Taiwanese HUANG, Cayun (43,30)...
At the World Games in Cali (COL) the rhythmic gymnasts took to the floor at El Pueblo Coliseum on Friday, kicking off the Gymnastics competitions at The World Games 2013 Cali.
Following a delay of 30 minutes caused by temperatures above the critical mark of 30 degrees in the training facilities, the highly anticipated Hoop and Ball competitions got underway in front of an enthusiastic and supportive crowd.
Ganna Rizatdinova of Ukraine and Melitina...
* fig press release---: FIG was unfortunately forced to cancel Rhythmic Gymnastics competitions on Ribbon at The World Games 2013 Cali today following an assessment of the conditions in the competition hall as well as the temporary warm-up and training tent. Installations and conditions at El Pueblo Coliseum have been observed critically by FIG staff during the last week and as FIG requirements had not been met in the training facilities and the competition hall by deadline, Wednesday’s training...
From June 14 to 16, the "2013 SASAKI CUP" took place in the Japanese capital Tokyo, that means the "11th All Japan Youth Championships of Rhythmic Gymnastics".
Also like last year (Runa Yamaguchi) the topical winner of 2013 came also from the leading club again: Uzume KAWASAKI from "AEON Club", winning with a score 53,450 points.
On second came Risano FUJIOKA (MIYABI RG Club), scoring 53,250 points and on third place ranked Haruka...