2. April 2020
Lausanne, SUI
Artistic Gymnastics
FIG supports The World Games postponement to July 2022

* fig -press--: The FIG welcomes the decision of the International World Games Association (IWGA) to hold The World Games in Birmingham, United States, in July 2022 instead of 2021. Following the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the IWGA and the Birmingham Organising Committee have agreed to reschedule the 11th edition of The World Games, which will now take place from 07 to 17 July 2022. ► WORLD GAMES 2022
The FIG fully supports...

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30. März 2020
Lausanne, SUI
Artistic Gymnastics
FIG welcomes new dates set for Tokyo Olympic Games

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee have announced today that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo will be held from 23rd July to 8th August 2021. Following this announcement, FIG President Morinari Watanabe said: "We thank the IOC, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan for quickly setting the new dates for the Olympic Games. We can also be proud of the solidarity shown by all...

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27. März 2020
Lausanne, SUI
Artistic Gymnastics
UEG changed to "European Gymnastics" with new Logo

♦ Welcome to European Gymnastics!

The official website address of the former "European Gymnastics Union" (UEG) has been changed to ► www.europeangymnastics.com and the official brand merk now is "EUROPEAN GYMNASTIC" . The previous UEG website and email addresses remain in use and, therefore, will be automatically redirected. Also all the social media channels will...

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24. März 2020
Lausanne, SUI
Artistic Gymnastics
2020 Olympic Games Will Be Delayed By One Year Due To The Coronavirus

The 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo will be postponed by one year due to the global coronavirus outbreak, officials announced Tuesday, amid fears that the large gathering of athletes, coaches, and spectators from around the world could further spread the deadly virus. The games had been scheduled to begin on July 24. Speaking to reporters after a call with International Olympic Committee (IOC) Chair Thomas Bach, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said...

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23. März 2020
New York, USA
Artistic Gymnastics
Richard Pound: 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed ...

→ America's newspaper "US Today" just announced a statement by former IOC Vice President Richard POUND that postponing the Tokyo Summer Olympics due to the Corona crisis is already a done deal. "... as far as I know ... the games won't start on July 24th," the 77-year-old Canadian told the US press: He said in a phone interview, that the Games will likely be moved to 2021, with the details to be worked out in...

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