20. Mai 2011
Berlin, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
Olympic Champion Karin Buettner-Janz elected in German Hall of Fame

The two times Olympic gold medallist from Munich 1972, the medic Prof. Dr. Karin JANZ, was elected as a new member of the national "Hall of Fame" of German sports yesterday in the Hotel "Adlon" in Berlin, together with a prominent line of another top stars from East and West between the time from 1947 to 1972.
So the Hall of Fame includes now 66 person of German sports history.
After the Oly,pic champions Carl Schuhmann (1896) Alfred Schwarzmann...

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18. Mai 2011
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
F.I.G. : Gymnastic Federations suspended

The International Gymnastics Federation F.I.G. announced this week it had suspended 11 member federations for non-payment of dues,  for financial reasons as per Art. 7.1 of its Statutes, leaving several notable gymnasts unable to participate in international events: Cyprus (CYP), Indonesia (INA), Jamaica (JAM), Kazakhstan (KAZ), Macau (MAC), Macedonia (MKD), Paraguay (PAR), Seychelles (SEY), Syria (SYR), Tajikistan (TJK), Yemen (YEM).
The above mentioned member federations have no right to participate in, or organise any official events of the FIG and...

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17. Mai 2011
Sangalhos, Anadia, Portugal
Artistic Gymnastics
* GYMfamily EVENTPREVIEW: 2nd GYMSPORT Tournament 2011

The 2nd “Gymsport” Artistic Gymnastics International Tournament 2011 will take place Saturday, 21th May, in the new High Performance Gymnastics Centre in Sangalhos, Anadia, Portugal.
This competition targets juniors and youth gymnasts from male and female sides and is organized by one of the top clubs in the country, Sport Club do Porto, responsible for the preparation of international level gymnasts like the world cup medalist Zoi Lima.

This year, the tournament will have...

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15. Mai 2011
Oklahoma City, USA
Artistic Gymnastics
International Hall of Fame honours Gymnastics Legends

Five gymnastics legends to be honored by the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Class of 2011 to join prestigious group
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 Five international gymnastics legends are honored at the 15th annual International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Ceremony which was held Saturday, May 14, 2011, at the Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City. The Class of 2011 honorees include:
* Alexander Tkatchev (RUS) – Winner of 12 World and Olympic medals from 1978-1981
* Lavinia...

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14. Mai 2011
Moscow, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup WORLD STARS 2011

After the 18th French International first A-World Cup, now at the second and ultimate Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in 2011 with apparatus finals 59 male athletes, representing 29 nations and 26 female gymnasts (17) nations, took part at the Friday's (May 13) qualification rounds at the "2011 WORLD STARS" in the Russian capital Moscow. China and Japan and Romania missed in both categories, the USA, Italy, Great Britain and Switzerland auxiliary on Women's side.
At the...

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