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International Gymnastics Federation Boss Releases Statement Regarding US Abuse Cases

Statement regarding the US abuse cases, following the 132nd IOC session in Pyeongchang Firstly I would like to express my sincere appreciation to IOC President Thomas Bach for his powerful statement about the abuse scandal in US Gymnastics. This statement encourages us to continue our work, ongoing already for many months, towards the necessary action. […]

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A Promising Step Forward For Parkour Development

The Nigeria Football Supporters’ club has described as sad and painful, the news of the death of Deji Tinubu, the SA Sports to Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. In a condolence message released to the press, the National Chairman of NFSC, Rev. Samuel Ikpea, regretted the sudden and unexpected loss of Tinubu, who he describes […]

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World Champions Remain Supreme In Synchronised Trampoline, Acrobatic Gymnastics

The World champions in Acrobatic Gymnastics and Men’s Synchronised Trampoline extended their reigns Monday under the magnificent dome of Wroclaw’s Centennial Hall. With their second consecutive Games titles, four-time World champions Dong Dong and Tu Xiao added another golden chapter to their legendary story, proving yet again that they are not only the best in […]

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VTB and The International Gymnastics Federation Renew Partnership For 2017

Russian bank VTB has renewed its sponsorship agreement with the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for 2017, extending a support that has been in place since 2009. FIG President Morinari Watanabe and Vasily Titov, First Deputy Chairman of VTB and Vice President of the FIG, signed the renewal of the agreement in the margins of the […]

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FIG New Executive Committee Meets For The First Time…,

FIG President Morinari Watanabe began to lay out his plans for the development of Gymnastics in announcing the Federation’s new commissions during the first meeting of the new Executive Committee February 21-23 at the FIG Headquarters in Lausanne. Marking the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Gymnastics, the EC also agreed to […]

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Tickets on sale for 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

Tickets are now on sale for the 47th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal (CAN) and those who purchase their seats early will receive a special deal. Ticket sales debuted Monday at noon Quebec time (UTC-5) with a discount to entice early birds: 15 percent off regular tickets between now and January 2. Competition runs […]

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FIG 2016-2018 Individual Apparatus World Cup Series In Artistic Gymnastics Commences In Cottbus

The 2016-2018 FIG Individual Apparatus World Cup series in Artistic Gymnastics begins Thursday in Cottbus, Germany, with the first of eight stops on a circuit that ends in March 2018 in Doha, Qatar. The new Individual Apparatus World Cup series format spans two years, with Cottbus (GER), Melbourne (AUS), Baku (AZE) and Doha (QAT) each […]

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American Women keep Womens Artistic Gymnastics Olympic Gold Firmly In Hand

The American women captured their second consecutive Olympic team title in grand fashion Tuesday night at the Rio Olympic Arena. The reigning Olympic champions topped Russia by more than 8 points, twice the gap that separated second from last place in the eight team final. Just as they did in Sunday’s qualification round, Gabrielle Douglas, […]

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“Even Amidst My Misfortune, It Was An Extraordinary Moment” – Injured French Gymnast…

“Even amidst my misfortune, it was an extraordinary moment” – Samir Ait FIG President Bruno Grandi (ITA) visited French gymnast Samir Ait Said in the hospital Sunday, one day after his heartbreaking fall on Vault during men’s qualification at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The 2013 European champion on Still Rings, who sustained an open […]

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Saito makes history for Japan as Aerobic Gymnastics Worlds end — newfanzoneblog

Gymnasts from four nations claimed a share of World gold as the 2016 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships ended Sunday evening in Korea. While Japan’s Mizuki Saito and Italian Mixed Pair Michela Castoldi and Davide Donati and France’s Step Aerobics team all recorded firsts for their countries in their respective categories, China regained a title. Saito […]

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Aerobic Gymnastics: The World Games 2017 qualifiers confirmed — newfanzoneblog

Following the qualification rounds of the 14th Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships on Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Incheon (KOR) the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) hereby confirms the list of qualified nations for The World Games 2017 in Aerobic Gymnastics. The list has been published on the FIG website on The World Games 2017 event calendar […]

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2016 AEROBIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: CHINA TOPS TEAM RANKINGS… — newfanzoneblog

China tops team rankings, Bali best man as qualification rounds end at Aerobic Gymnastics Worlds The Chinese flag was raised over the crowd the Namdong Gymnasium Saturday afternoon in recognition of China’s team title, the first gold medal handed out at these World Championships. China topped Aerobic powerhouse Romania for the team gold, which is […]

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