8. Dezember 2013
Portorož, Slovenia
Artistic Gymnastics
UEG: Georges Guelzec re-elected as President

The French Georges Guelzec has been re-elected as President of the European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) at the continental governing body's congress in Portorož, Slovenia.
Guelzec (67) received 40 of the 41 ballot votes after standing unopposed for the position, which he has held since 2009 when he succeeded Dimitrios Dimitropoulos (GRE).
Existing UEG vice-presidents Ruedi Hediger of Switzerland and Malin Eggertz Forsmark of Sweden were also re-elected, with Azerbaijan's Fahrid Gayibov joining them in the position...

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8. Dezember 2013
Glasgow, Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
Iordache and Verniaiev took Glasgow World Cup Titles

Oleg VERNIAIEV of Ukraine and Larisa IORDACHE of Romania took the titles in a closely fought battle at the 2013 Glasgow World Cup from the Emirates Arena. In front of a capacity crowd both the men’s and women’s events went down to the final routines with Great Britain’s Daniel Purvis just beaten to the men’s crown and USA’s reigning champion Elizabeth Price also narrowly taking silver. Verniaiev took his second World Cup gold in succession with another masterful...

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7. Dezember 2013
Luxembourg
Artistic Gymnastics
Jean-Pierre Zerbato paassed away ...

Jean-Pierre ZERBATO (LUX), former member of the Executive Board for the International Gymnastics Federation (F.I.G.), passed away on December 1, 2013 after bearing an illness with courage. He was 84 years old. A native of Schifflange (LUX), Zerbato devoted his life to local, national and international gymnastics. He was the Secretary General of his hometown club for 40 years, before being named Vice President of the Luxembourg Federation in 1964, a position he would occupy until 1972. His competency and...

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6. Dezember 2013
Glasgow, Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
*Preview: 2013 Glasgow World Cup

The 2013 Glasgow World Cup will be back at Emirates Arena on Saturday 7 December with another star-studded line-up of international gymnasts battling for medals. Taking place shortly after the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, the event will be a fantastic opportunity to see many of the world’s best gymnasts live in action on home soil.​ After DTB-Cup in Stuttgart last week it's No. two all-around world cup in the new circuit 2013/14. The 2013 event will introduce a new...

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5. Dezember 2013
Moscow, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
20th Voronin Cup 2013

The 20th Voronin Cup 2013 was held last weekend in the Russian capital of Moscow. This Tournament is named for nine-time Olympic medallist Mikhail Voronin, the 1968 Olympic champion (vault and high bar). After retiring from competitive gymnastics, Voronin served as President of the Russian Gymnastics Federation, and later as President of Moscow's legendary Dinamo Gymnastics Club, which he and numerous Olympic medallists have trained over the years. The all-around competition of this years anniversary were won by Ukraine's Olena...

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