Bulgaria's record-breaking Olympic gymnast Jordan Jovtchev mounted the rings for the last time in Sofia on Saturday, February 24 on the eve of the silver-haired athlete's 40th birthday.
At the Olympic Games London 2012 Jovtchev became the first male gymnast to compete at six Games - and he heads into retirement with three bronze and one silver medal, and a further 22 world and European championship medals.
Jovtchev made his Olympic debut at the age...
By a decision on Friday by the Executive Committee of the International Gymnastics Federaition (F.I.G.) the 37-years old exceptional athlet Oksana CHUSOVITINA is qualified again for her native country Uzbekistan.
With the support of the Uzbek Gymnastics Federation Oksana Chusovitina made the appropriate application, which included the consent of the German Gymnastics Federation, with the intention, to start again for her orogin country, wher her unique sport career begun, nearly a quarter century before.
Chusovitina, who...
In an interview with the leading U.S. Gymnastics Magazine "International Gymnast" the 22-year Greek and newcomer rings specialist Eleftherios PETROUNIAS announced his coming for the World Cup at France World Cup of the post-Olympic year, and the first FIG Challenge Cup, the "Tournament of Masters" at the end of March in Cottbus.
Sensational ...
Spain’s longtimes artistic gymnastics coach, Jesus Carballo Garcia, has been suspended following allegations from a former gymnast over “bad treatment” when she was under his guidance during the 1980s.
The decision was taken after an investigation carried out by the Superior Council of Sports (CSD), ruled that Garcia would be refused entry to the team’s training centre after an unnamed gymnast went to the Spanish authorities with her complaints.
“The CSD have taken the...
After the first meeting of a German woman squad again since the political change against a USA Selection 2009 in Bergisch Gladbach, now Germany's gymnasts meet again on a selection of the best USA gymnasts in the past-Olympic year 2013, but not only that:
The city of Chemnitz hometown of the German Vice Champion "TuS Chemnitz", and the European junior champion Sophie Scheder - will host a three-country meet on 30 March 2013, because no less than...