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The19th Japan RG Club Championships was held in Toky, Japan.
From August 29 to 31 altogether 191 national club teams and 573 gymnasts took part at thes big national inventury of Japnese rhythnmic Gymnastics.
Winner of the team category was the leading AEON Club, followed by the Adachi and the Hidosan Rhythmic gymnastics club.
The junior and elite individual winners came from AEON Club:
<< Runa Yamaguchi (AEON) won with 100.600 points in front of teammate Natsuki Konishi (AEON) (95.050).
On third place came the Japanese all-around champion and participant of the Worlds in Mie, Mai Hidaka (Adachi RG Club; 94,250) after a long break of training (injury).
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Jewgenia KANAEVA (RUS) - the Unbeatable!
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The 2nd edition of the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastic WORLD CUP COMPETITION Pesaro 2010 and to the 2nd International Junior tournament “Città di Pesaro” took place this weekend in Italy, in Pesaro, from 28th to 29th August 2010, whereas the 2nd International tournament “Città di Pesaro” will be reserved to Junior gymnasts.
After the stations from Montreal (February) to Minsk (May) it is the number eight world cup event of the 2010 circuit, but the last and a very important event and a dress rehersal four weeks before the 2010 World Championships in Moscow at the end of September.
<< Russia's Evegenia KANAEVA dominated the all-around qualification and all the finals, and the ITALIAN host group all the group final events ...
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Hubert BARTHOD
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* fig-press--: Hubert Barthod, former member of the French Trampoline Team and scout for the Cirque du Soleil, died tragically on August 24, 2010 in Montreal (CAN), where he resided.
Barthod was in his 46th year!
Junior World Champion in Trampoline, Hubert Barthod spent 10 years at the top of the Trampoline hierarchy in France, taking the All-around national title on two occasions.
He performed with World Vice-Champion Lionel Pioline (FRA) as Trampoline Synchro’s famous tricolour pair in 1986, at the world championships in Paris (FRA).
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YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES
* Artistic, Trampoline & Rhythmic
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The I. YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES 2010 take place from August 14 - 26 in Singapore and are a novelty in the Olympic history. Initiated by Dr. Jacques Rogge, the European Olympic Committees launched the "European Youth Olympic Days" (EYOD, now called EYOF ) - the only multi sports event on this continent. This event is a novelty in the history also of the worldwide Olympic movement now, for the first time. About 3,600 young athletes between the ages of 14 and 18 from aproximately 200 nations came together in Singapore.
Amongst them were also the participants of the 3 Olympic gymnastics disciplines, whose competitions are equiped with the apparatus of the Dutch company "Janssen-Fritsen" .
*TODAY: Finals of Rhythmic Gymnastics
* Janssen-Fritsen traditionally also support the separated GYMmedia service on the
>> YOG-GYMmedia-Website
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Marian DRAGULESCU (ROU)
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*fig --: The F.I.G. office published today, that a severe warning has been issued to Romanian gymnast Marian Dragulescu for failing to comply with the procedures governing the fight against doping.
Three indictments were filed against the gymnast, namely concerning violation of a rule stipulating that a gymnast must announce his return to competition after a retirement, a communication made regarding Marian Dragulescu by his national federation on December 30, 2008. Because of his failure to comply with this rule, Dragulescu was not taken into account for out of competition testing since he was not on the 2009 FIG RTP (Registered Testing Pool) official list.
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World Champion Beth TWEDDLE (GBR)
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* British gymnastics --: World Champion gymnast Beth Tweddle, has set up a new organisation, "Total Gymnastics", to enable young people of all abilities to join in gymnastics, learn the fundamental movement skills and develop their talent.
Total Gymnastics will operate through Academies that will be registered BG clubs and venues. "Clearly the success of this venture will depend on the quality of our coaches and we are currently beginning recruitment. We are looking for dedicated and passionate British Gymnastics qualified coaches who are looking for extra coaching hours as of October 2010", said Beth.
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Silja AHONEN (FIN)
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Today the new Finnisch national Champion Silja Ahonen won also the second national trials in preparation of the upcoming Rhythmic World Championships, which will held September 19 - 26 in Moscow.
<< AHONEN (photo, left) was the best gymnast and gathered the most points from two qualifications (Finnish Nationals and WC qualification).
Finland will have two other gymnasts at individual competition: Julia Romanjuk and Inessa Rif and national team at the group competition.
1. Silja Ahonen, 76 points
2. Julia Romanjuk 73 points and
3. Inessa Rif 66 points
* Info.: M. Aho
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* Welcome to the next Audition in Ollerup, Denmark!
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The world-famous Cirque du Soleil is seeking new talent for its current shows and upcoming creations and will be be holding open auditions for the first time in OLLERUP, Denmark on October 25, 2010. At the core of the creative energy of Cirque du Soleil shows are athletes, acrobats and artists at the pinnacle of their art. These women and men are driven by a passion to continually surpass themselves. 51% of them come from sports disciplines such as artistic, rhythmic and acrobatic gymnastics, as well as trampoline, tumbling, diving and synchronized swimming, and urban acrobatic disciplines.
* DOWNLOADS: For all the interest person, please download the different invitations
> in English >> in Danish or in >> German language.
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Nicolae Forminte (ROU) Seeking for a new Job!
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After the comeback of Octavian Belu and Mariana Bitang after 5 years absence at the top of the Romanian women's squad the present chief coach Prof. Nicolae FORMINTE declared his withdrawl from his job.
The 54 years old Romanian expert of women's artistic gymnastics and full-fledged national coach with a long line of successes is seeking for a new big and siutable challenge, but outside of his homeland Romania ...
* ... YOU will find more information at our
>> GYMmedia JOB EXCHANGE
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