International Opening of Trampoline Season ...
According to the chief organiser of the INTERNATIONAL NIEDERRHEIN-CUP 2008, Ulla HUPPERTZ, the 12th run of the traditional trampoline competition is overbooked already now, although it only takes place in one month.
The maximum capacity of about 250 competitions maximum has been reached already.
To the international opening of the trampoline season 2008 the organisers expect teams from six countries...
This year's 9th World Cup Final of Trampoline Gymnastics in Togliatti (RUS) from September 19 - 20, will be held for the very last time:
As per the FIG Council's decision, taken in Orlando (USA) in 2007, and in response to a proposal by its Technical Committee, Trampoline will no longer be organising a final as of the next cycle. The discipline will hold a world championship on an annual basis, however, with the exception of Olympic years.
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The Qatar Gymnastics Federation hosted its very first Academy for Trampoline Gymnastics Level 1 in Doha in early December.
Although it was a first for Trampoline, it was also the 34th Academy overall, overlapping with an Artistic Gymnastics Academy in Peru (35th) and an Aerobics Academy in Mexico (36th).
Activities, organised by Qatar Gymnastic Federation (QGF), concluded on Thursday, December 12, with participation gymnasts and officials from Canada, Russia, Sweden, France, Germany, South Africa, Syria, India,...
At last the reigning world champion YE, Shuai from China grabbed the gold medal of the men's trampoline final decision at the last of three final days, together with artistic gymnastics.
The worlds bronze medallist Yashuhiro UEYAMA won the silver and the Russian Dmitri USHAKOV the bronze medal.
The respected veteran and double Olympian Olena MOVCHAN from the Ukraine won the Gold medal in the Women’s Individual Trampoline in a nerve-breaking final on Sunday...
In a few days the Ukraine will celebrate the 70th anniversary of a worldwide well-known coach of Trampoline and Acrobatics: Volodymyr GORZHYY.
He has been coaching for 48 years! During this time, his personal athletes, his "children", as he says, won more than 200 medals (!!) in international competitions, and yesterday Olena MOVCHAN, one of his world famous fosterlings, won the pre-Olympic competition.
>> So F.I.G. press chief Philippe SILLACCI dedicated him a special story not only...