As the Armenian Gymnastics Federation informed through its Chairman, Gagik VANOYAN, one of the greatest world gymnastics legends of the previous century, Albert Vagarshakovich AZARYAN passed away on September 5, 2023 at the age of 94. The three-time Olympic champion, four-time world champion and two-time European champion in Soviet times in the fifties and sixties of the last century, left lasting memories and significant traces not only in the history of sports, but also in the history of...
According to the German Gymnastics Federation, Germany's record champion Elisabeth SEITZ (29) tore the Achilles tendon of her right foot during floor training in Stuttgart yesterday (Mon, 4 September) after performing a double twist. This means that the 25-time German champion will be absent from the last German World Championships qualification on 9 September in Heidelberg as well as from the highlight of the year, the 43rd Women's Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, as one of the most experienced...
The 19th ASIAN GAMES (2023, September 23 - 8 October 08) in Hangzhou, China, which were postponed due to the Corona Pandemic, will now take place without Russian and Belarusian participation.
According to an IOC statement, the idea of "including a planned number of about 500 athletes" from these two countries "had been studied but was not feasible for technical reasons", although the "Olympic Council of Asia" (OCA) had spoken out in favour of this at its general...
The Great Britain women’s team for the 2023 artistic gymnastics World Championships will be Alice Kinsella, Jessica Gadirova, Ondine Achampong, Ruby Evans and Georgia-Mae Fenton. They’ll join the previously announced men’s team of Max Whitlock OBE, Courtney Tulloch, Jake Jarman, Harry Hepworth and James Hall at the championships that take place in Antwerp from the 30th Sept- 8th October.
Reigning floor world champion, Jessica Gadirova (Aylesbury) once again joins forces with clubmate, Ondine, Alice Kinsella (Park Wrekin/Telford) and Georgia-Mae...
USA Gymnastics Queen Simone BILES - who else!
At the US Gymnastics Championships 2023 in San Jose, California, Simone BILES-OWENS already scored the highest points on three of the four apparatuses on the first day of the women's competition at the SAP Center, topped the all-around list with an unbelievable 59.300 points and thus exceeded her top result earlier this month at the US Classics in Chicago by 0.2 points.
To confirm this,...