Sanctioned for document falsification
The Gymnastics Federation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (PRK) and its gymnast, Ms Hong Su Jong, were reinstated by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) on October 5, 2012 at midnight after having served a two-year sanction. (* look at > GYMmedia News 2010, Oct 07 )
The FIG Disciplinary Commission had pronounced a suspension based on disciplinary proceedings lodged for violation of the age limit and false information provided...
For the 9th time already the European Championships of a very complex and trendy gymnastics team discipline, the "TeamGYM", takes place...:
* TeamGym competition is one of the latest new events within the European Gymnastics Union (UEG). The first official competition was held in Finland in 1996 and it takes place every even-numbered year.
* TeamGym is a team competition for clubs/nations and consist of three sections: women, men and mixed teams.
Now...
Russia’s senior coach of the women’s artistic gymnastics squad Alexander Alexandrov dismissed from his post after the coaching council of the national gymnastics federation. Official reason for this decision is that the prominent Soviet Russian specialist who brought up the world all-around champions Svetlana Boguinskayaand Dmitri Bilozertchev in the 1980s held two full-time jobs at the same time.
Alexandrov was accused of neglecting his duties as the senior coach and concentrating only on...
Slightly smaller than in previous years, but the quality of the tournament roster was high again!
So the 27th Edition of the "International eG Wohnen Junior Trophy 2012", the former "International GWG-Cup" was a highlight for the most of the European young talents of male artistic gymnastics, but also for strog delegations from Japan and from Canada.
The junior category (age group 16/17) was won by Taha SERHANI from Switzerland (Schaffhausen), with the proud 81.250 points in front of...
On Wednesday, 12 September in London, the 11-time German Senior Champion of artistic gymnastics, almost 87 years, Johanna QUAAS from Halle an der Saale, was added to the "GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2013 BOOK", the current world output will appear Thursday, Sep 13.
In the TOWER Hotel of the Olympic city of London led the agile German senior citizen prior to built specially for her competition equipment and the enthusiasm of the audience and the press some of her gymnastics exercise,...