30. November 2008
Linz / Austria
Artistic Gymnastics
Japanese dominated international Future Cup

At the 5th international "Austrian Future Cup" in Linz (Austria) with 86 gymnasts from 14 nations Japanese won three of altogether four competitions.
Winner on "U 18"-competition was YUYA KAMATO with 83,15 points followed by GILLES GENTGES (Belgium, 80.650) and MATHEW HENNESSEY (Great Britain, 78.650).
The 14 years old KAMATO shake off the nearly four years older rivals...

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29. November 2008
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
F.I.G. Judge Courses November - February

Beginning with the course for Acrobatics in Ruit (GER) and for Rhythmic Gymnastics in Minsk (BLR), the series of International Judges F.I.G. Courses of the 2009-2012 cycle started off this month....

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26. November 2008
Moskau / Russland
Artistic Gymnastics
Anna Pavlova unsure of return ...

The Russian gymnast Anna PAWLOWA, at the this year OLYMPIC GAMES   in Bejing (China) with a furiosely comeback, is unsure she can return to competition:

In november in Stuttgart (Germany) she dismounting after a jump of balance beam. Succession: laceration on crucial ligament.

"The situation is ernst", said the 20 years old Pavlova. "The exact diagnosis, I cannot say, but it seems to be serious enough. I don't even know when...

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23. November 2008
Berlin / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
Former German National Coach Klaus MILBRADT passed away....

With great sadness the German and international gymnastics family has to bid farewell to one of its most dedicated personalities:

On Tuesday, November 20th 2007, Klaus MILBRADT died of heart failure at the age of 67 only.
He was threefold German gymnastics champion (GDR), longtime coach and first gymnastics national coach of the reunited Germany.

In the 1960ies he himself belonged to the leading top-gymnasts of the GDR...

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18. November 2008
Doha, Qatar
Artistic Gymnastics
Japan dominates the Men s competitions of 4th ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008

At the first men's competion day of the 4th ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008, which take place in Doha, capital of Qatar, the national team of JAPAN won the gold medal with 365.200 points clearly in front of the team of the REPUBLIC of KOREA (348,800). The bronze medal went to the team of the PEOPLES REPUBLIC of KOREA (341,050). Also the new all-around champion came from Japan: Koji YAMAMURO (91,850) beat his teammate Yousuke HOSHI (90,700) followed by the South-Korean...

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