2. Februar 2008
Balakyan / Azerbaijan
Artistic Gymnastics
Gymnastics in Azerbaijan is developing further.

The opening of a gymnasium in Sumgayit, in Ganja and Devechi was followed by the opening of another Gym, in Balakan, a region of Azerbaijan.
 The head of the new section, Mr. Safar Ganjiyev said to the Azerbaijanian press agency "trend news" , that the young sports people of Balakan are preparing for their first performance in the championship of Azerbaijan in March. The regional branch of the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan also contributed to the...

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30. Januar 2008
Clermont-Ferrand / FRA
Artistic Gymnastics
Women s European Team Championships: Drawing of Lots

Last week the Women’s Technical Committee of the European Gymnastics Federation (UEG) met in Clermont-Ferrand. French Olympic Champion Emilie Lepennec - godmother of the this year's European Team Championships (March 29 - April 06) - carried out the drawing of lots for the elite and the  junior events.... > > Drawing, Elite  >> Drawing, Juniors

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29. Januar 2008
Berlin / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
Mourning Celebration in Memory of Karl-Heinz ZSCHOCKE

TODAY, the international gymnastics community poignantly said farewell to Karl-Heinz ZSCHOCKE, a big representative of world's artistic gymnastics, in the German capital Berlin, who died January 12.
More than 120 mourners from all over the world - among them a delegation of the F.I.G, the UEG president Dimitrios Dimotropoulos (GRE), Rainer Brechtken, president of the German gymnastics federation DTB and a lot of companions of an engaged life said Good Bye to the long-time president of the Technical Committee of...

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27. Januar 2008
Culver City, Calif./USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Dominique Dawes - one of the legendary Magnificent Seven ...

In an interview on the U.S channel 4KNBC the member of the 1996 "Magnificent Seven" US  team", Dominique DAWES (31) said: "I backed away [from gymnastics] for about a year and realized, 'I need to come back to the sport.'
Dawes, in Culver City (Calif.) for a meet, said. "After my three Olympics, I've definitely changed my passion, and it's focused on motivating young people, as well as women."
More than a decade removed from helping the U.S....

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27. Januar 2008
Lausanne/Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
F.I.G. Head Quarter changed to Lausanne

fig-press: -- The "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique" (F.I.G.) has settled on Lausanne for its head office. Members of the Executive took their decision yesterday at an extraordinary assembly in the presence of their President, Bruno Grandi ...

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