18. Dezember 2005
Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia
Artistic Gymnastics
A Gymnast is Olympian of the Yera in Malaysia

Men's artistics gymnastics sensation, Ng Shu Wai and the women's badminton doubles pair of Wong Pei Tty and Chin Ee Hui were named the winners of the 2005 Olympians Award in a glittering ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The ceremony held at the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM)'s Indoor Sports Complex here and which also celebrated OCM's 13th Anniversary, was attended by more than 700 people from the sporting fraternity....

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16. Dezember 2005
Izvorani / Romania
Artistic Gymnastics
New Gymnastics Preparations Hall in Romania

Close to Romanian capital Bucharest, in the town Izvorani - headquarter of the Romanian Olympic Committee - celebrated the official opening of their new Olympic preparation Hall for Gymnastics.
At the innauguration the president of the Romanian Olympic Committee welcomed a major group of Romanian sports stars.
Not only the olympic medal winners in Gymnastics like for instance Marian Dragulescu, Catalina Ponor and Simona Amanar where there, but also former stars in other sports like Mr. Ion...

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16. Dezember 2005
Bucharest / Romania
Artistic Gymnastics
Urzica lost to Stoica in the FRG run

Former gymnastics Olympian Marius Urzica lost the run for the Romanian Gymnastics Federation's (FRG) leading position to Adrian Stoica, the organization's former general secretary.
Stoica said he expected to win but didn't want to talk about it before the result was official. He was sustained in the campaign by FRG's former president, Nicolae Vieru .
'He represents the best choice for what needs to be done in Romanian gymnastics. Stoica was my student and I am proud...

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12. Dezember 2005
GATINEAU, Quebec / Canada
Artistic Gymnastics
Canadian s Nationals under new Code of Points

David Kikuchi of Halifax won the gold medal in the all around event Saturday at the Elite Canada gymnastics competition which was the first competition for the Canadian men under the new international code of points.

Kikuchi, an Olympic team member last year, totaled 173.15 points over two days of competition.
Jared Walls of the Capital City Gymnastics Club in Edmonton was second at 170.40 and Nathan Gafuik of the University of Calgary third at 170.25...

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12. Dezember 2005
Plano, Texas / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
LIUKIN INVITATIONAL 2005Premiere: First competition under new Code of Points

Kazakhstan's Yernar Yerimbetov won the all-around at the 10th Valery Liukin Invitational, held Saturday at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA) in Plano, Texas (USA).
International Gymnast reports that this event were practiced under the conditions of the neww 2006 Code of Points, already!
The new Code of Points abolishes the traditional ten-point scoring system. Final scores will be a combination of difficulty (based on the top ten most difficult skills in the routine) and execution (out of a...

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