On the weekend of 22/23 May the Rheinischer Turnerbund (GER) will be continuing the tradition it began last year of holding a high-level international competition for female junior gymnasts.
Invitations are therefore now being issued to the "Second Pre-Olympic Youth Cup 2009" in Bergisch Gladbach.
The main competitions on 23 May are all-around contests for the 12/13 and 14/15 age groups and also for the Elite category. A remarkable feature is the unusually high amount of prize money for a junior competition! This...

An extraordinary Career of an extraordinary Athlete...!
The Chinese media reported, that the three-time Olympic champion of gymnastics YANG Wei, double Olympic gold medallist of the 2008 Beijing Games, confirmed his retirement on Thursday, May 7.
The 29-year-old spearheaded China to the men's team title and collected all-around individual to cap his prolific career.
Yang was also a member in China's gold team 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Before culminating in Beijing, Yang also won seven...