17. Februar 2004
Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
Artistic Gymnastics
Brazil: Gymnastics Event on Top!

Event of the Year: Gymnastics!
In response to the question of which was the national sports event of the year, the Brazilian daily A Folha (12/27/03) answers World Champs of Anaheim, remember the gold medal of Daiane dos Santos, with 67% of its readers.
Gymnastics beats football in the land of Rivaldo!

The world champion on floor and first South-american gymnastics world champion in history Dos Santos will be one of the...

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16. Februar 2004
Zurich / Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Interview with FIG-President Bruno Grandi

During the recent meetings of the leading committees of the International Gymnastics Federation FIG in Zurich the head of press of the Swiss Gymnastics Federation, Erwin Hänggi interviewed the Italian president of the FIG, Bruno Grandi. The FIG-president presented some information on the current problems and the general future of the FIG as well as gave his personal view on the numerous development problems in gymnastics…

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14. Februar 2004
Cottbus / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
Reigning World Champs at Cottbus World Cup

Double gold medal winner of the last
World Championships in Anaheim 2003, the Japanese Takehiro Kashima (pommel horse, highbar), rings champion Dimosthenis Tambakos (GRE), the powerful Brazilian floor champion Diane dos Santos, the vault queen Oksana Tschusowitina fram Uzbekistan, but also a lot of other champions and medal winners of international highlights will be guests of the first world cup this year, the 28. TURNIER DER MEISTER in Cottbus, Germany (March 5 - 7).
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11. Februar 2004
Moutier, Zurich / Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
F.I.G. NEWS: Decisions by the Executiv Committee

F.I.G. Information
Today the International Gymnastics Federation F.I.G. publishes summaries of the decisions taken by the Executive Committee in Zurich (SUI),last week, February 5 - 8, 2004.

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8. Februar 2004
Berlin
Artistic Gymnastics
German gymnast Katja Abel seriously injured

The seven-time German national champion and candidate for the Olympic Games Katja Abel got seriously injured last Friday. On an unlucky fall from the uneven bars she broke both of her forearms.
The 22-year old gymnast who has been in good shape and who has aspired to take part in the Olympic Games in Athens underwent surgery already on the same evening in the army hospital of Berlin...

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