4. März 2009
Beijing, China
Artistic Gymnastics
Li Ning achieved a major publicity coup...

Yesterday the "Li Ning Company Limited", owned by the triple Olympic gold medallist of artistic gymnastic in 1984 Li Ning (CHN), signed  a 5-year- contract with Jelena Isinbajewa, worth 7,5 US-$.
The former Russian gymnast and now highly decorated athlete has won two  Olympic Gold Medals (2004 and 2008). She was not only voted three times by the International Athlete Federation IAAF as the athlete of the year but also broke 26 world records. This makes her...

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2. März 2009
Cottbus, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
33rd TOURNAMENT of MASTERS - last Test before the Europeans in Milan

The German organizers of the World Cup  33rd Tournament of Masters 2009 (category B) offer the update of nominative entries:
From March 20 to March 22 athletes from 33 countries announced their coming.
On men's side 87 gymnasts, representing 23 different nations and on women's side 35 gymnasts from 16 nations will particapate in the second world cup of the 2009 circuit, after the prologue at the Gymnix in Montreal, two weeks before...
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27. Februar 2009
Berlin
Artistic Gymnastics
GYMfamily Event*PREVIEW: XIVth International Junior Team Cup 2009

Japan's Olympic hopes versus Europe's talents
On February 28th one of the best junior events in men's artistic gymnastics will take place in Berlin for the 14th time.
Twelve junior national teams will compete in the INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM CUP 2009, among them the winner of the last three years, the top gymnastics nation Japan. The Japanese titleholder arrived Wednesday and trainined from Thursday on in Berlin.
In addition to the junior national teams, further top teams from...

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26. Februar 2009
Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Swiss gymnast Roger Sager retires following injury

* stv-info --: Swiss artistic gymnast Roger SAGER (28) has announced his retirement from top-level sport after an eight-year international and national career.
Roger Sager sustained an injury last Saturday at the first Swiss qualifying competition for the individual European Championships, which are to take place in Milan from 2 – 5 April 2009.
Roger Sager represented Switzerland in the European Championships in 2002, 2004 and 2006, as well as in the World Championships in 2001, 2002, 2003 and...

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24. Februar 2009
Cottbus, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
Germany names gymnasts for Cottbus World Cup 2009

After the end of the registration period for the "33rd TOURNAMENT of MASTERS 2009" (March 20 - 22) the German host has named its "temporary" team:
Top of the list will be the Olympic high bar bronze medallist and world champion  Fabian HAMBUECHEN - who has just successfully competed at the American Cup last weekend .
On the women's side Kim BUI from Tuebingen, who was placed third in the American Cup, will also be on the team, as will Olympian Anja BRINKER from TV Herkenrath...
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