Yesterday were opened the '8th European Youth Olympic Festival 2005' in the Italian Adriatic city Lignano, which will held from July 3 to 8.
All together 2,500 young athletes from 40 countries arrived and will participate in 11 different disciplines, among of them women's artistic gymnastics only.
At the artistics competition take part about 100 young girls at the age of 14 - 15 years from 35 different nations (28 complete teams).
On Monday will held the...
Mediterraneans are opened now...
Last Friday Spanish King Juan Carlos officially opened the 'XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 to a full house and after a spectacular ceremony organized by “La Fura dels Baus”.
In front of an enthusiastic audience that filled the Mediterranean Stadium, “Al-Mariyat Bayyana” traced back the history of Almerian civilization as a tribute to the combination of different cultures.
Eleven nations have sent gymnasts to this quadrennial multi-sport event for European and...
Yesterday, after 3 months of involuntary time-out due to interdicted training (being given a “negative for training and competition” status) by reason of persisting spinal problems and consequentially missed Europeans, the country’s National Institute for Sports Medicine (INMS) allowed Olympic team and vaulting Champion Monica Rosu and Olympic team Champion and beam finalist Alexandra Eremia to resume training.
The National Institute for Sports Medicine (INMS) in Bucharest is in charge of the athletes health and an institution, all Romanian...
The Swiss Gymnastics Federation STV announced that the 30th anniversary of men's European Championships will be celebrated in Switzerland in 2008.
After Bern (1975) and Lausanne (1990), (with a gold medal for Daniel Giubellini and a silver for René Pluess) Switzerland was chosen by the Executive Committee of the UEG for the third time to host Euro Champs, the host city being again the city of Lausanne, where already the 1997 World Championships took place ...
The (with regard to international competitive participants) understaffed 'Dutch Open 2005' Tournament on Saturday, ended in a win of Suzanne Harmes coached by trainer Orlow from the hosting Club De Hazekamp, The Netherlands.
China’s Pang, Panpan, finished second ahead of Loes Linders (NED) once more from the hosting club and another Chinese: Zhang, Yufei...
The competitions concluded on Sunday with the hosts winning all 4 apparatus finals...