16. März 2011
Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
British Gymnastics and UK Anti-Doping launch Education Strategy

British Gymnastics and UK Anti-Doping have launched a pioneering new education strategy that aims to educate and inform the whole gymnastics community on the subject matter of anti doping and drug-free sport.
The key message shares the responsibilities of gymnasts, coaches, parents, and support staff in ensuring the sport remains doping free. This ground-breaking programme marks the first time a National Governing Body has ever worked in this capacity with UK Anti-Doping. It reaffirms the proactive approach that...

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13. März 2011
Cottbus, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
First FIG Challenger Cup 2011 finished in Cottbus

With the 35th anniversary of the traditional "Turnier der Meisters" in Cottbus (Germany), which was a world cup category B event in the last decennium,
the International Gymnastics Federation starts a new circuit with the qualification rounds this Friday in Cottbus. The world cup events, graduated in two levels:
* Four World Cup events (category A) with some of the world's top stars of all-around competitions and added by six so-called "Artistic Challenge Cups", in old making individual apparatus finals....

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5. März 2011
Jacksonville, USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Jonathan Horten and Jordyn Wieber won 2011 American Cup

<< Jonathan Horton and Jordyn Wieber from USA won the 2011 AT&T American Cup all-around titles Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
It was the prelude of a FIG World Cup circuit of altogether four all-around events this year.

Jonathan Horton won his third American Cup titel with a score of 90,198 points after a strong fight against the Ukrainian Mykola Kuksenkov (-0,166).
Third was Jake Dalton (USA) in absence of the Japanese world champion Kohei Uchimura....

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3. März 2011
Jacksonville, USA
Artistic Gymnastics
FIG World Cup Circuit starts with the American Cup 2011

The USA Gymnastics Federation announced the addition of Jordyn Wieber (USA) to the line-up for the first 2011 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup scheduled for March 5 in Jacksonville, Florida (USA) and to the first time as an official FIG World Cup event following a new WC system.

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2. März 2011
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Artistic Gymnastics
F.I.G. Training Course in Malaysia

Organised by the FIG and especially initiated by its President, Prof. Bruno Grandi, international and methodical training experts have elaborated development programs that are in particular suitable for countries that are at the beginning of their development in artistic gymnastics.

Authors of these training programs are Hardy Fink (CAN) for the competition program and Dieter Hofmann (GER/SUI) for the technical and athletics program.

The first course took place last week in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)….

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