15. November 2012  
Putian, China  
Artistic Gymnastics

5th ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS of ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS: China on Top!!

The 5th Asian Championships in Artistic Gymnastics 2012 took place from Nov 7 to 15 at the sports center in Putian, a prefecture-level city in East China's Fujian province. The event, organized by Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU), the Gymnastics Management Center of China General Administration of Sport and the Putian government, was expected to attract about 140 athletes from 15 to 20 countries and regions across Asia. 

At the end Chinese gymnasts claimed ten Gold, six Silver and four Bronze medals and prevailed in both the Men’s and Women’s Team and All-around competitions and claimed three event titles for each gender, followed by the Peoples Republik of Korea (PRK) and Japan ...

Gold for Chinese Men's Team - mist successfully nation
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Asian Gymnastics Championships in 2012
emblem, mascot activities started in June of this year.
Mascot Sweet Tin “Putian” four famous fruit “lychee design elements.
Dressed in azure seawater pattern vest,
a symbol of the west side of the splendid culture;
the facial give Puxian drama mask, smiling into the sky, not only presents a rich Putian show light and graceful gymnast posture .

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"The championship is the highest-level international sports event ever held in Putian, and we will make every effort to ensure its success,” said Zhang Libing before - deputy mayor of Putian.
The event is aimed at promoting sporting spirit and encourages more young people to participate in gymnastics, the deputy major said.
Chen Zhonghe, former head coach of China women's volleyball team and now deputy director of the Fujian provincial sports bureau, said at the news conference at Tuesday, that Putian's past experiences in hosting big sports events confirms its ability to hold such international championship.
Putian is a coastal city bordering Fuzhou to the north, Quanzhou to the south, and the Taiwan Straits to the east. The city is known as a hometown of famous Chinese athletes in track and field, martial arts and basketball.

Hosts China relies fully on the future
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The Chinese are playing these continental AGU Championships , not a single starter from London Olympics, but consistently yet unnamed young athletes...:
** GYM video --:  Chinese Gymnastics Future :

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* TIMETABLE:
2012 Nov 11 MAG Competition I (also Team & All-Around)
2012 Nov 12 WAG Competition I (also Team & All-Around)
2012 Nov 13 Individual Apparatus Final (Day I)
2012 Nov 14 Individual Apparatus Final (Day II)
Thursday, Nov 15:
SUMMARY of the artistic gymnastcs events
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* f i g --: Chinese gymnasts claimed ten Gold, six Silver and four Bronze medals at the 5th Senior Artistic Gymnastics Championships that were held on November 11 – 14 in Putian (CHN).
China prevailed in both the Men’s and Women’s Team and All-around competitions and claimed three event titles for each gender.
The Men’s All-around Champion Liu Rongbing was the most successful gymnast, claiming two more titles on Pommel Horse and Horizontal Bar, while first year senior Shang Chunsong impressed in the Women’s event (photo, below):

Women's all-around medal trio

Though beaten by team-mate Zeng Siqi and Korea’s Sung Jihye in the All-around, Shang prevailed on Balance Beam and Floor, making her the most decorated female gymnast of the event.
Second most successful country was the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (PRK), whose Gymnastics Association was reinstated this October after a two year ban.
North Korean Ri Se Gwang claimed Gold on Still Rings and Vault and led the Men’s Team to Bronze.
The PRK Women’s team ranked second, while 2008 Olympic Champion Hong Un Jong won Silver on Vault, followed in third place by team-mate Ri Un Ha.
Kim Un Hyang added another Silver on Balance Beam to North Korea’s record at their first international competition after the ban.
With seven medals in total, out of which one Gold for first year Senior Kenzo Shirai, Japan ranked third in the overall medal table.
The young Japanese teams placed second and third in the Men’s and Women’s competition respectively.
With her successful performance on Vault, 2011 World Bronze medallist Phan Thi Ha Thanh became the first Vietnamese gymnast to win an Asian Gold medal, and compatriot Nguyen Ha Thanh added a Silver on Parallel Bars and a Bronze on Men’s Vault to the country’s record.
Other medallists represent the countries of Korea (2 Silver, 3 Bronze), Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei (1 Bronze each).

* R E S U L T S :

> Men's results, all >> Women's results, all

* The 2012
>> 12th Artistic Gymnastics JUNIOR Championships 2012 were held in Doha, Qatar.