7. April 2019
Tokyo, JPN
Artistic Gymnastics
The 2019 FIG All-around World Cup Circuit

On the first weekend in March, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) opened its A World Cup Series (All-around) with the traditional American Cup, this time in Greensboro (USA). In relatively close succession, just two weeks later, follows next the DTB Cup in Stuttgart (March 16 / 17) , at the current venue of the this year's worlds in October. After that, on March 23, 2019, next all-round WC No. 3 took place in Birmingham GBR)  and on April 07...

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6. April 2019
Berlin, GER
Artistic Gymnastics
24. International Junior Team Cup 2019

For the 24th edition of the International Junior Team Cup 2019, a total of 140 young gymnasts from 26 countries compete in the Berlin's Sporthalle am Weissenseer Weg.
In addition to strong European teams like Russia, Great Britain and France, specially the young gymnasts from the USA, Brazil and Canada are among the favorites in this team cup competition.
* After the Fridays qualification will follow on Saturday the final rounds from 2 p.m. local time on ...!
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23. März 2019
Birmingham, GBR
Artistic Gymnastics
3rd All-around Worldcup 2019: Birmingham

The 2019 Gymnastics World Cup returns to Birmingham on 23 March, and will showcase some of the best gymnasts in the world competing for prestigious titles at this major global event. Part of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) World Cup Series, the all-around competitions feature nine women and nine men representing eight different countries to take home the prestigious titles. As the host nation, two British gymnasts will compete, with all nations announcing their representatives in the Spring.The...

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20. Februar 2019
Monte Carlo, MON
Artistic Gymnastics
Biles wins 2019 ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ at Laureus World Sports Awards

* fig-news--: The tiny Texan nabbed the honour on Monday evening at the 2019 Laureus World Sports Awards in Monte Carlo (MCO), two years after she became the first gymnast to ever receive the award. Biles beat out tennis players Simona Halep (ROU) and Angelique Kerber (GER), snowboarder/skier Ester Ledecká (CZE), Ironman triathlete Daniela Ryf (SUI), and skier Mikaela Shiffrin (USA), who were all nominated last month for their dominance in 2018.

Biles was unable to attend the black-tie event...

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9. Februar 2019
Tokyo, JPN
Artistic Gymnastics
Tokyo 2020: From discarded Electronic to Opympic Medals

Tokyo’s organizing committee for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games has announced that it’s expecting to meet its targets for a plan to make athletes’ medals out of discarded electronics.
The committee says that there was “huge levels of support from the public and companies across Japan and from national and international athletes” resulting in municipal authorities collecting about 47,488 tons of e-waste.That figure includes more than five million disused phones that were handed and placed in

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