18. Juli 2009
Berlin, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

At the end of the"International Paralympic Day" in Berlin, last weekend, the 2004 German Olympian Ronny ZIESMER, who, exactly five years ago (on 12th July 2004) suffered a devastating injury during a training camp of the German national Olympic team, and has had to remain in a wheelchair ever since – met with the President of the International Paralympic Committee, Sir Philip CRAVEN.
The most modern Accident and Emergency Hospital in Europe, the renowned "UKB", which...

14. Juli 2009
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Artistic Gymnastics

The international specialist on rings, the Dutch gymnast Yuri van GELDER, acting European Champion 2009 in Milan and world champion (2005, Melbourne) has acknowledged using cocaine after he failed a drug test ahead of the Dutch National Championships (2009, June, Rotterdam).
In a press conference on Monday in Arnhem, July 13, he told the press, that he had use the drug "for fun", only and not to inhance his performance or achievment.
Van...

10. Juli 2009
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics

The president of the International Gymnastics Federation (F.I.G.), Bruno GRANDI (ITA) wrote an open letter (F.I.G. press release No. 41, from 2009, July 1) to all the members of its federation.
The gist of this letter is the challenge for more innovation, and a higher degree of transparancy of the whole world gymnastics system:
"Specially the public and the audiences.
While watching gymnastics, an audience needs to feel that, like other disciplines, gymnastics is within the
...

5. Juli 2009
Belgrade, Serbia
Artistic Gymnastics

CHINA's women's artistic gymnastics team collected an overall 169.150 points and an extraordinary seven-point edge for the title of the 25th UNIVERSIADE 2009 in Belgrade (Serbia), leaving RUSSIA a far second in 162.150.
The bronze went to PEOPLES REPUBLIC of KOREA in 161.450 points, which boast Olympic vault winner Hong Eu-Jong.
Best in all-around qualification but also after the Saturday's all-around final were the two Chineses JIANG Yuyuan (57,050) and HE Ning (56,600), followed by the...

5. Juli 2009
Belgrade, Serbia
Artistic Gymnastics

With a difference of more than 6 points the Japanese artistic gymnastics men's team defeated the Russian and the Chinese teams at the 25th World University Games 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia.
JAPAN scored 269,700 for gold, followed by RUSSIA (263,400) and CHINA (260,250) - without any members of its world and Olympic champion teams - on ranked on second and third place.
Yosuke HOSHI (87,250) fom Japan  led after qualification and won the Saturday's all-around final,...

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