PRE OLYMPICS ATHEN 2004 - Men s Artistic Gymnastics

All-around, men's artistic gymnastics

Men's gymnastics opened Pre- Olympics...!
A few months before the actual highlight take place traditionally the 'Pre- Olympic Competitions' are starting the countdown to the Olympic Games. As well for the athletes as also for the organisers and the official equipment suppliers they are an important test for the individual kinds of sports.

>> > ... all and complete information about MEN's ARTISTIC gymnastics

Wild card for Dimosthenis Tampakos...?

Wednesday, March 17th: The all-around of men's artistic gymnastics
The countdown for the gymnastics disciplines in Athens starts with men's artistic gymnastics...

35 gymnasts from 18 nations travelled to this event, among of them also some which will be individual starters at the Olympic Games and also those which are still hoping to participate in the Games through special regulations. This is the case e.g. for the host country Greece which took part in recent World Cups in Cottbus or Lyon with their 3 top gymnasts Dimosthenis Tambakos, Vlasios Maras and Vasileidos Tsolakides...

>> ... all and complete information about men's artistic gymnastics

Supported by the 'Official Olympic Supplier Athens 2004', the Dutch producers of PEGASES 'Janssen&Fritsen'
, GYMmedia will report directly from the competitions in Athens from Wednesday, March 15th onwards.

>> 11.00 am - 1.30 pm: ALL-AROUND qualification men's artistic gymnastics

'APOLLO Diagonal',
an absolutely new System!!

Completely new apparatus which is being used for the fist time

A completely new floor will be used for the fist time in Athens. This inovation from J&F is named 'APOLLO* Diagonal' and it offers a tremendous improvement for jumping- and landing qualities, especially in the diagonals which means in the areas which are mainly used for acrobatic series.

)* Remark:
Apollo(n) is said to have been a very handsome god, athletic and self-confident, god of wisdom and the art of cure... also, he always wanted to be the winner.

According to new FIG regulations only 2 kind of springboards are allowed to be used, one hard and one soft kind of board:

So Janssen&Fritsen is introducing the blue 'softer' sprinboard 'IRIS' (soft)

and the red 'harder' springboard 'KREON' (hard) to be selected by the athletes. Both boards have major improvements in the sense of modern gymnastics development.

Depending on the weight and athletic conditions or the choice of vault group (e.g. round-off- or handspring vault) the athletes now have a better individual choice according to their sportive demands..
.. please read more on the link 'Apparatuses'

IRIS, Goddess of the rainbow

)* Remarks:
The names 'IRIS' and 'Kreon' also come from Greek Mythology
>> 'IRIS' is known as the goddess of the rainbow which can be seen as the way about which the gods pass on their messages to the people.

>>... and 'KREON' is seen as the 'hard' ruler of Theben, who among other things is said to have mured the still alive fiancée of his son Haimon...!