10. Juli 2016
Heerenveen, NED
Artistic Gymnastics
Dutch Olympic Trials 2016

The Netherlands Gymnastics qualified both men's and women's teams to this summer's Olympic Games, the first for the Dutch women since 1976 and for the men since 1928.
The Dutch women's team consists of Céline van Gerner, Vera van Pol, Eythora Thorsdottir, and twins Lieke Wevers and Sanne Wevers.
Van Gerner competed as an individual at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. So Sanne Wevers  will lead strong Dutch squads for the upcoming Olympic Games, the Royal Dutch...

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3. Juli 2016
Mersin, TUR
Artistic Gymnastics
2016 World Challenge Cup No. 9 in Mersin

Exclusively at athletes from the host nation Turkey (7 successes) and at Columbia (2x) and at the world oldest top gymnast Oksana CHUSOVITINA (vault: 15,325) from Uzbekistan (1x) were the victories at first conducted FIG Challenge Cup in Turkish Mersin.
The most successful gymnast were the loca hero Ferhat ARILAN (TUR) with successes on floor exercises and on the parallel bars, where he scored the maximum value (15,600 (6.9) for men. Austrian Lisa Ecker finished even rank...

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30. Juni 2016
Saint Louis (Mo.), USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Simone Biles won national all-around title again

Three-time World all-around champion Simone BILES of Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre, became the first woman since 1974 to win four consecutive senior women’s all-around titles at the 2016 P&G Gymnastics Championships at the Saint Louis (Mo.) University’s Chaifetz Arena.
Performances at the P&G Championships determined the 15 women who will compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics in San Jose, Calif.
< Biles, the first woman to win four-straight U.S. titles since Joan Moore...

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15. Juni 2016
Berlin, GER
Artistic Gymnastics
2022 edition of the multi-sport event confirmed

The European Sports Federation members of the European Championships Board have confirmed their intentions to take part in the 2022 edition of the multi-sport event.
The Board members of the European Sports Federations of athletics (European Athletics), swimming (LEN), cycling (UEC), GYMNASTICS (UEG), rowing (FISA), triathlon (ETU) and golf (ET & LET) all committed in principle to participating in 2022 after preliminary discussions on the host venue selection process for future editions of the championships, and...

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6. Juni 2016
Tokyo, JPN
Artistic Gymnastics
Japanese Olympic Trials and Qualification.

70th All Japan Final Round competition and national qualification for 2016 Olympic Games was held Sunday, June 05, in the Japanese capital Tokyo.
Of course top-star Kohei Uchimura is already selected, and after than four more names of team members for the Olympic selection in Rio de Janeiro were named:
Uchimura, who has won a record seven Olympic or World all-around titles, is set for his third Olympics. He can become the first gymnast to repeat as Olympic all-around...

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