26. Februar 2022
Lausanne, SUI
Artistic Gymnastics
FIG Response to Russian Military Invasion of Ukraine

 At its meeting today, the Executive Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) expressed its concerns about Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.
FIG-President Morinari WATANABE said: "As a sporting governing body, our first duty is to protect all our athletes, including to protect them from political pressure. Our thoughts go to the members of the Gymnastics community in Ukraine. Sport is friendship and solidarity. We must show solidarity with the members of our family who are in...

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24. Januar 2022
Budapest, HUN
Artistic Gymnastics
Hungary's Olympic champion Szilveszter Csollany succumbed to coronavirus

At the age of only 51, Hungary's Olympic gymnastics champion on the still rings of Sydney 2000, Szilveszter CCOLLÀNY, died today in Budapest from a COVID19 infection. He was diagnosed with the disease in early December 2021. After treatment in the hospital, he was initially treated further in his apartment in Sopron, but then had to be inpatient and intensively cared for and ventilated again.
Szilveszter Csollány first took part in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Four years...

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14. Januar 2022
Lausanne, SUI
Artistic Gymnastics
Aljaz Pegan elected as President of FIG Athlete*s Commission

Slovenia’s Aljaz PEGAN (47) has been elected as President of the FIG Athletes’ Commission.
The 1994 and 2004 European and 2005 World champion on the high bar will defend the athletes’ voices at the top level of Gymnastics governance until the end of 2025.
Pegan succeeds Liubou Charkashyna (BLR), who had chaired the Commission since February 2017 and was elected to the Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee during the FIG Congress in November 2021. At the 50th Worlds...

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11. Januar 2022
Tokyo, JPN
Artistic Gymnastics
King Kohei ends dream career

The 2012, 2016 Olympic all-around gold medallist Kohei UCHIMURA (JPN)  missed the podium at both of gymnastics' global events in 2021. The 10-time world champion ends his career now at 33 and announced his retirement on Tuesday. The announcement was made through his management company. He will hold a press conference on Friday this week, when he will detail his decision in his own words, the management company said.
Just a week after turning 33, Uchimura ends his...

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1. Januar 2022
BERLIN / GER
Artistic Gymnastics
Happy & Healthy New Year 2022!

We wish all of our loyal readers, users and customers, our long-term partners and sponsors, all "Members of the GYMfamily" and all friends of the gymnastics and gymnastics disciplines of all age groups, after a hopefully peaceful, contemplative, may be also merciful Christmas days, a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022 in a healthy and corona-free time.
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May the national and international gymnastics events of the new Olympic cycle bring...

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