1. März 2008
New York / USA
Artistic Gymnastics
2008 Tyson American Cup: Gold for Hamm and Liukin (USA)

Three and a half years after winning the Olympic all-around gold medal, the US gymnast  Paul HAMM won his first international competition again.
In New Yorks Madison Square Garden he beat  his teammate  Alexander ARTEMEV (91,150) with a score of 94.400 and the member of the Japanese golden Olympic team 2004 in Athens, Hisashi MIZUTORI, who scored 90,950.
The German all-around vice and high bar world champion Fabian HAMBUECHEN withdrew from a start because of a flu, so...

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1. März 2008
Berlin
Artistic Gymnastics
Japanese Junior- team with hat-trick in Berlin - GYMfamily EVENT -

A young Japanese artistic gymnastics team won the "13th International Junior Team Cup 2008" in Berlin for the third time in a row. The second place went to the hosts of the upcoming European Championships Switzerland and the bronze medal went to Spain. Following behind the medallists were the team from Belarus, a German mixed- team, the team from Lyon (France) and on the 7th place the host team from Berlin.
The victories in the...

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1. März 2008
Penza / Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
2008 Russian All-around Championships

New Russian All-around Champions
At the end of February the Russian Gymnastics Federation started with their All-around Russian Championships of men's and women's artistic gymnastics.
On Thursday, February 28 Sergei Khorokhordin and Yulia Lozhechko won the all-around gold medals in Penza, .... 

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29. Februar 2008
Doha / Qatar
Artistic Gymnastics
PREVIEW: The first World Cup of the Olympic Year 2008

World Cup Opening in Qatar
This year's first artistic gymnastics WORLD CUP (Category 'A') will be held at the "Aspire Dome"  of Doha (Qatar) from March 4 - 6, 2008, being organized by "Qatar Gymnastic Federation" under the aegis of the FIG and Qatar Olympic Committee.
The hosts count on top favorites from more than 40 countries, who will use this opportunity as a competition start into the Olympic season...

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29. Februar 2008
Riyadh / Saudi Arabia
Artistic Gymnastics
Olympic Solidarity in Saudi Arabia

A course of the "Olympic Solidarity" is being held in Riyadh, the capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Coaches from different cities of Saudi Arabia, but also from Bahrain, Egypt and Tunisia are attending the course which contains both theoretical and practical lessons.
The course is being held in English. The expert in charge is again Dr . Flavio Bessi from Germany, who has been doing courses for the F.I.G. and the...

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