'Hamburg turnt an'!
On the weekend 23./24. of September, a veritable “Festival of Womens Artistic Gymnastics” is scheduled to take place in the Wandsbeker gymnastics hall in Hamburg (GER)
Talented new generation gymnasts as well as top gymnasts from all over the world, aged 8-28, get together for the 4th time at the (in the meantime almost traditional) 'ALSTERPOKAL'
Therefore, gymnasts from Egypt, China and Russia are going to make their debut at the Alsterpokal...
Austrian multiple Motocross World Champion Heinz Kinigadner, whose son Hannes met with a similar dramatic sports accident like Ronny Ziesmer, made acquaintance with the ex-gymnast from Cottbus in a get-to-know- as well as competence discussion round in Duesseldorf.
The reunion was hosted by scientists from the University of Duesseldorf Medical School and NEURAXO Biotec Inc., both currently achieving remarkable results and progresses in studies concerning the regeneration of neuronal tissue. Thus, in addition to getting to know each-other, the...
At the edge of a conference of the men's and women's Technical committees in the Belarusian capital Minsk, the FIG announced the results of the 2005 World Championships draw. This draw assigned the preliminary competition order for more than 420 gymnasts from 64 nations scheduled to compete at the 2005 World Championships, to be held in Melbourne (AUS) in November.
>> Men's Competitive Draw // >> Women's Competitive Draw
The most successful coach in the history of artistic gymnastics, world famous Leonid Arkajew is currently neither president of the Russian Gymnastics Federation nor coach of the Russian national team anymore, but is holding functionary appointments only.
Factually, at present, Arkajew is nothing more but a “coach legend”; however for retirement from gymnastics he considers himself a number of years under age.
Thus he is not only paying attention to Russian gymnastics talents, yet accepted...
At a session of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation Marian Dragulescu, who retired recently from competitive gymnastics, negotiated under which conditions he would come back and compete until 2008 and onwards (“As long as my bones will carry me”)
In detail he negotiated:
- To drop the all-around and compete on a maximum three apparatuses in the upcoming World Championships. Probably he is going to compete only floor and vault from now onwards.
- Lighter training and preparation...