15. November 2007
Milan / Italy
Artistic Gymnastics
Mikhaill KLIMENKO died in Milan ....

Following grave disease, one of the world-famous coaches died yesterday on his 65th birthday in his hometown Milan. << Mikhall KLIMENKO was once National juniors' champion of the USSR, but turned to the profession of coach quite early due to an injury and once took care of the gravely injured wheelchair-bound Elena Mukhina. The brother of the sixfold European Champion Victor Klimenko,  who lives in Germany now, was known as one of...

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10. November 2007
Glasgow / Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
GRAND PRIX Glasgow: Strong British Hosts

This year's last World Cup Event
Great Britain, Romania and the Netherlands  topped the medal table at the 11th Glasgow Grand Prix of artistic gymnastics, which was held at the Kelvin Hall this weekend: These three nations claimed two Gold, at this last world cup event of this year.
For Briton Beth Tweddle was victorious on floor and Marissa King on vault. Louis Smith claimed pommel horse silver, and Kristian Thomas bronze on floor. For Romanian...

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4. November 2007
Zurich / Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
SWISS CUP 2007: Romanian couple succeeds in the hall stadium in Zurich

In front of a fantastic background in the hall stadium in Zurich, an exciting turn competition took place in this year's "SWISS CUP".  After clearly leading the semi-final, the Romanian couple Steliana NISTOR and Flavius KOCZI won clearly, leaving the experienced German couple Oksana TSCHUSSOWITINA / Eugen SPIRIDONOV behind. The Russian duo Swetlana KLJUKINA / Sergei CHOROCHORDIN ranked third, in front of the Brasilian siblings Diego HYPOLITO, World Champion in floor and...

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26. Oktober 2007
Moutier / Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Gymnastics in Africa

African Gymnastics Union: DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DISCUSSION!
f.i.g. press:  During the recent Artistic Gymnastic World Championships in Stuttgart, the President of the FIG, Mr. Bruno GRANDI,and his Secretary General Mr. Andrè Gueisbuhler, welcomed members of the African Gymnastics Union Executive in an effort to get a global idea of their perspectives....

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15. Oktober 2007
Cottbus / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
International Tournament of Masters 2008 postponed...

... Cottbus Tournament as dress rehearsal for ECh 2008
The 32nd International Tournament of Masters is to take place two weeks later than originally planned in the Olympic year 2008 at the Cottbus Lausitz-Arena. The new dates for the tournament are definitely now the 11th to 13th April 2008, confirmed by F.I.G. in October 2007.
The gymnastics tournament will thus become a dress rehearsal for the men's European championships which will take place in Lausanne (Switzerland) just...

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