19. März 2006
Lyon / France
Artistic Gymnastics
Strong Rumanian Men and Chinese Women in Lyon!

Three of six event finals of the artistic gymnastics world cup in Lyon, France were won bei Romanians:
World champion Marian Dragulescu was unbeaten on vaul, and before he overcame the reigning world champion Diego Hypolito from Brazil.
Successor of Romanian Urzica on pommel horse is the new winner Ilie Popescu and Safoskin (RUS) beats van Gelder!...
In women's competition Chinese Cheng, Fei was successful on vault and floor. On bars the Czech Jana Sikulova won in...

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17. März 2006
Melbourne / Australia
Artistic Gymnastics
Commonwealth Gold for Australian Women s Team

Strong performances on the beam and the vault helped the Australian gymnasts secure the Women's Team gold medal ahead of England and Canada.
The Australians scored 172.600 points to win by 8.250 points from England, which was without its injured captain, Beth Tweddle.
Australian captain, Monette Russo, competed with an ankle injury, but produced a particularly strong routine.
The Australian team included Hollie Dykes in her first senior international competition performance, with the best score of...

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16. März 2006
Budapest, Monaco
Artistic Gymnastics
IAAF-General Secretary and first chief editor of WORLD GYMNASTICS Istvan GYULAI passed away...

The IAAF regrets to announce that Istvan Gyulai(HUN), who has been General Secretary since 1991, passed away in the early hours of March 12.
“It is with deep regret that I have to announce the death of a friend and valued colleague,” IAAF President Lamine Diack said.
Gyulai was also one of the founder of the AIPS Gymnastics Commission and the first chief editor of F.I.G. Magazin 'WORLD GYMNASTICS', and a long time TV commentator of Hungarian television....

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15. März 2006
Melbourne / Australia
Artistic Gymnastics
Commonwealth Games begin on Thursday: Crunch day for Russo... Tweddle withdrawn!

AUSTRALIA'S best gymnast Monette Russo has declared herself a definite starter in the women's individual all-around after being cleared by medical staff on Monday.
But head women's coach Peggy Liddick will take a more conservative approach with her star athlete and put Russo through another medical today to confirm her availability.
Russo, 17, has been struggling with an ankle injury after a short landing on a training vault but last night the Victorian schoolgirl - wearing a...

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12. März 2006
Funchal, Madeira / POR
Artistic Gymnastics
Strong German Team at Madeira Tournament!

Today Germany's juniors were the best artistic gymnastics team of the 11th MADEIRA TOURNAMENT 2006 in Funchal, on the island Madeira (POR).
All the Germans are candidates for the coming European junior Championships (Brian Gladow, Helge Liebrich, Max Finzel, Steve Woitalla). They ranked first, followed by the Portuguese host and the Spanish team.
Also in all-around the German's achieved a double success: Brian Gladow (Berlin; Helge Liebrich (Wetzgau). On third place came the young Dutch Anthony van Assche.
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