FIG Office - press release +++: In a litigation between the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and Ms Irina Deleanu (ROU), international Rhythmic Gymnastics judge and member of the European Gymnastics Union Technical Committee, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled to dismiss Deleanu's appeal and confirm the second instance sanction issued by the FIG Appeal Tribunal.
The former Rhythmic gymnast is thus suspended from all activity until end 2015 and shall be responsible for all...
The 6th RG Asian Championships 2013 took place from June 5 – 8 June 2013 in the Sport Palace of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 11 countries attended this prestigious event such as: CHN - IND - JPN - KAZ - KGZ - KOR - MAS - SIN - THA - UZB – VIE representing 36 individual gymnasts and 5 groups. The competition start for the first day on June 5, 2013 with Individual All Around Qualification, Team Competition (Hoop and Ball) and Seniors Groups (5...
At the end of the 29th European Championships of Rhythmic Gymnastics in the City Hall of Vienna secured Topnation Russia all four individual gold medals and three of the four possible silver medals after they had already won the titles of Nations competition and both gold medals from the junior groups.
Most successful gymnast was Yana KUDRYAVTSEVA (RUS) with two golds (ball, clubs). The Country Women's Daria SVATKOVSKAYA (hoop) and Margerita MAMUN (ribbon) won the other two...
From Friday, May 31 to Sunday, June 02 awarded at the 29th RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS five European titles of elite and two titles in the junior category. In the city hall of the Austrian capital Vienna, which already was host in 1984 of the European Championships and also of the 1995's World Championships, now gymnasts from 33 European countries are expected. Russia, which almost landed the total European Championship victory last year in Nizhny Novgorod, is once again an overwhelming favorite.
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At the European Juniors Championships of Rhythmic Gymnastics 2013, which were finished on Sunday morning, Russia dominated also the younger age groups of group competions:
After a three-point lead of the first day continued even after the second exercise, the junior group of Russia (33.916) through and won against Belarus (32.700) and Bulgaria (32,532) in the all-around competition. The German girls were 12, Austria hosts improved to rank 17th.
<< The Russian group was not...