17. März 2006
Melbourne / Australia
Artistic Gymnastics

Strong performances on the beam and the vault helped the Australian gymnasts secure the Women's Team gold medal ahead of England and Canada.
The Australians scored 172.600 points to win by 8.250 points from England, which was without its injured captain, Beth Tweddle.
Australian captain, Monette Russo, competed with an ankle injury, but produced a particularly strong routine.
The Australian team included Hollie Dykes in her first senior international competition performance, with the best score of...

16. März 2006
Budapest, Monaco
Artistic Gymnastics

The IAAF regrets to announce that Istvan Gyulai(HUN), who has been General Secretary since 1991, passed away in the early hours of March 12.
“It is with deep regret that I have to announce the death of a friend and valued colleague,” IAAF President Lamine Diack said.
Gyulai was also one of the founder of the AIPS Gymnastics Commission and the first chief editor of F.I.G. Magazin 'WORLD GYMNASTICS', and a long time TV commentator of Hungarian television....

15. März 2006
Melbourne / Australia
Artistic Gymnastics

AUSTRALIA'S best gymnast Monette Russo has declared herself a definite starter in the women's individual all-around after being cleared by medical staff on Monday.
But head women's coach Peggy Liddick will take a more conservative approach with her star athlete and put Russo through another medical today to confirm her availability.
Russo, 17, has been struggling with an ankle injury after a short landing on a training vault but last night the Victorian schoolgirl - wearing a...

12. März 2006
Funchal, Madeira / POR
Artistic Gymnastics

Today Germany's juniors were the best artistic gymnastics team of the 11th MADEIRA TOURNAMENT 2006 in Funchal, on the island Madeira (POR).
All the Germans are candidates for the coming European junior Championships (Brian Gladow, Helge Liebrich, Max Finzel, Steve Woitalla). They ranked first, followed by the Portuguese host and the Spanish team.
Also in all-around the German's achieved a double success: Brian Gladow (Berlin; Helge Liebrich (Wetzgau). On third place came the young Dutch Anthony van Assche.
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10. März 2006
Madeira / Portugal
Artistic Gymnastics

After one decade only the International Madeira Tournament', which will held coming weekend on the Portuguese island Madeira - is established in the worldwide gymnastics calendar.
Started in 1996 as an rhythmic gymnastics event it is mixed from 2001 on with male artistic gymnastics. These competitions for both disciplines are a early start event into the young international season.
So the 11th anniversary will use by artistic and rhythmic gymnasts coming from 19 different nations - a new...

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