19. April 2009
Portimao, Portugal
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Final Day of World Cup & International Junior Tournament

The Gymnastics Federation of Portugal and the City of Portimão organized the IV Portimão FIG World Cup Series Event of Rhythmic Gymnastics (groups) and the XXIII Portimão junior RG Tournament from April 16th to April 19th 2009 in Portimão, Portugal.
<< Olympic Champion Evgenia KANAEVA (111,850) won the individual all-around competition in front of Vera SESINA (110,550; both Russia), followed by the 2007 world champion Anna BESSONOVA (108,650) from Ukraine.
BELARUS won the groups all-around decision in...

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8. April 2009
Tokio, Lausanne
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Japanese Company Chacott - Official Apparatus Partner of F.I.G.

... a new Partner for F.I.G.
* GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL informed at the end of 2008 already, that the International Gymnastics Federation F.I.G. approved the rhythmic gymnastics apparatuses of the "Chacott" label (* GYMmedia News, Dec 2008).
Now the F.I.G. has recognized the Japanese co. "Chacott" among the "Official Apparatus Partners" and hands over a special  >> Certifications .
The this yeat's World Championships will held in the Japanese City of Mie....

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31. März 2009
Lausanne, Frankfurt
Rhythmic Gymnastics
2010 Europeans of Rhythmic Gymnastics in Bremen

What was already known by the European Gymnastics Union (UEG) was now comfirmened also by the German Gymnastics Ferderation (DTB):
The European Championship of Rythmic Gymnastics in 2010 will be held in Germany. The planed location is the "AWD-DOME" in Bremen, the former townhall. Already in 2000 the 24th Gymnastic European championships took place in this location.

In the pre-Olympic year 2011 the UEG has chosen with Berlin another German location for the Artistic...

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27. März 2009
Lausanne, Switzerland
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Olympic Cycle 2009-2012: The Choice of Rhythmic apparatuses

The F.I.G. Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee recently met at the FIG Head Office in Lausanne (SUI) to decide on a number of issues at hand, chief among which the choice of apparatus for the 2009 – 2012 cycle..:

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25. März 2009
Indianapolis, USA
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Former Rhythmic World Champion Irina Gabashvili died ...

* USA Gymnastics announced, that Irina Gabashvili of Tigard (USA) - a former World Rhythmic Gymnastics Champion -  who has coached in the United States since 2000, died on March 24 at age 48 after a five-year battle with cancer.
“Irina was a valued member of the Rhythmic Gymnastics community, and she will be missed,” said Caroline Hunt, Rhythmic Gymnastics programme director for USA Gymnastics.
“Irina was known for both her elegance and grace, and...

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