17. Juli 2007
Augsburg / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
International German Judge Siegfried FUNK passed away...

A hard loss for German and international Gymnastics...

Siegfried FUNK from Augsburg, Germany, the Member of the FIG Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Technical Committee passed away on July 15, 2007, after a long and painful disease. 
 A few days before he visited the first German trials in Dessau for the upcoming worlds in Stuttgart this year ...

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14. Juli 2007
Rio de Janeiro / BRA
Artistic Gymnastics
PREVIEW: Gymnastics at the Pan American Games 2007

XV. Pan American Games Rio 2007 (CO-RIO)
During 16 days, - from July 13 -29 , 5,662 athletes from 42 different countries in the Americas will be after their best results on the courts, tracks, fields and swimming pools of Rio 2007.
>> The gymnastics disciplines will held from July 14 to 17 (artistic), on July 27 (rhythmic)  and July 27 - 28 (trampoline).
On Thursday, July 12 took place the men's and women's podium...

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9. Juli 2007
Great Britain, Spain
Artistic Gymnastics
European Nationals near the upcoming Worlds

Champions in Great Britain & Spain
Barely two month before the pre-Olympic world championships in Stuttgart, Germany the results of some national championships are  very interest for the assessment of the different nations:

So in Great Britain Beth TWEDDLE won her 7th national all-around titel (59,750), followed by Hannah Clowes and Aisling Williams, but also the title on uneven bars;

and in Spain Patricia MORENO (57,400) beat Mercedes Alcaide and Melodie Pulgarin. in all-around and won...

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7. Juli 2007
Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Britain s successful trainer is moving to Switzerland

New head trainer of women's artistic gymnastics in Switzerland
The Swiss Gymnastics Association STV will employ the Hungarian-British Zoltan Jordanov (55) as its new head trainer for women's artisitc gymnastics from October 1st 2007...

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5. Juli 2007
Indianapolis / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
USA Gymnastics select thePan Am U.S. Women’s Team ...

.... for the 2007 Pan American Games
USA Gymnastics has selected the six women it will nominate to the U.S. Olympic Committee to represent the United States in gymnastics at the 2007 Pan American Games, July 13-29, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on top with the 2003 balance beam winner Nastia Liukin...

These Pan Am Games provide a valuable international opportunity for all participating athletes and very good preparation for the upcoming Worlds in Stuttgart...

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