25. Februar 2003
Moskau
Artistic Gymnastics
Moscow: Stars of the World cancelled

Successor of the former competition of artistic gymnastics 'Moscow News' the event 'Stars of the World' was the biggest international highlight in the Russian capital in the last years. But now the Russian Gymnastics Federation had cancelled this event due to a lack of funds. The tournament last year was also cancelled.
The Russian championships will be held March, 2-8, followed by the Moscow Grand Prix of Rhythmic Gymnastics (March 6-9).
In May 2003 Moscow will host the...

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22. Februar 2003
Oklahoma-City/USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Hall of Fame will reward five new Top Individuals

The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in Oklahoma-City (USA) will reward five new individuals of gymnastics this year.
They are Dimitri Bilozerchev (RUS), Kurt Thomas (USA), Karin Buettner-Janz (GER/GDR), Franco Menichelli (ITA) and, posthumously, former FIG Secretary General, Max Bangerter (SUI).

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21. Februar 2003
Deva/Romania
Artistic Gymnastics
Romanian Star coaches Belu and Bitang attempted to resign this week...

The Romanian newspaper Evenimentul Zilei pronounced today, that the both star coaches of the women's team champion Romania, Octavian Belu and Mariana Bitang retired, yesterday and want to cancel their contracts with the Romanian Gymnastics Federation...but the Federation declined to accept any resignation from Belu and Bitang, who have an employment contract with the Romanian Olympic Committee through the 2004 Olympic Games...

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18. Februar 2003
Budapest /Hungary
Artistic Gymnastics
Agn?s Keleti - Trophy of Merit

The Hungarian Agn?s Keleti, four times Olympic champion at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki and 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, received the Trophy of Merit from the Hungarian National Olympic Committee.

Keleti won all together eight Olympic medals and was also World Champion on uneven bars in Roma (Foro Italico) in 1954.

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18. Februar 2003
Madrid/Spain
Artistic Gymnastics
Gervasio Deferr - positiv case...?

A positive case of presence of canabis came out after the doping controls carried out in Paris (FRA), at the World Cup event 'France Telecom', held in October 2002. This case was attributed to the Spanisch gymnast and Olympic Champion Gervasio Deferr.
This pronounced the biggest Spanish Sports newspaper 'Marca', today. The newspaper cites the chairmann of the medical commission of FIG, Mr. Michel Léglise, that further information will be released after receiving the results of the...

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