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Safe landing, LIU Xuan Hunan athlete October 10, 2008 (Rednet): Pick up any fashion magazine nowadays and you are bound to wonder: Is this a sports star or a showbiz celebrity? The line between sports and entertainment is becoming increasingly blurred. Eight-medal winner Michael Phelps is reportedly having a go at Hollywood, while in China, former Olympic champion, gymnast Liu Xuan, was thrust into the limelight when she retired in 2001. But now, after several years in showbiz, Liu is making a comeback.  >> Read more …
USA Gymnastics awards 2009 Visa Championships to Dallas INDIANAPOLIS (USA), October 9, 2008 (USA Gymnastics): USA Gymnastics has awarded the 2009 Visa Championships to Dallas, marking two firsts for the prestigious event: not only is this the event’s first visit to Dallas, but it is also the first time the event has featured all five of USA Gymnastics’ competitive disciplines – men’s and women’s gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, and acrobatic gymnastics. Scheduled for Aug. 12-15, American Airlines Center will play host to men’s and women’s gymnastics, with the Dallas Convention Center holding the rhythmic and acrobatic gymnastics and trampoline and tumbling competition.  >> Read more …
What's next for Morgan October 9, 2008 (BlueRidgeNow): Gymnast Morgan Hamm knows what it takes - physically and mentally - to become an Olympic-level athlete. He's made it to three Olympic Games. Unfortunately, he injured his ankle this year while training in Beijing before the games. Unable to compete in top form, he pulled out of the competition.  >> Read more …
Chinese authorities checking IDs of gymnasts, too BEIJING (CHN), October 7, 2008 (The Associated Press): International gymnastics officials aren't the only ones who want more information on two members of China's 2000 Olympic team. The Chinese Gymnastics Association is doing its own investigation into the ages of Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun, spokeswoman Zhou Qiurui said Tuesday. New information suggests the two could have been as young as 14 at the Sydney Olympics, where China won the bronze medal.  >> Read more … * See also: >>  The Canadian Press >> ESPN  >>  Taipei Times
Gold for GB at World Age Group! The 5th World Age Group Competition finished with a fantastic medal tally for Team GB! October 6, 2008 (British Gymnastics): Great Britain confirmed their strength in Age Group World Acrobatic Gymnastics with 8 medals from 10 categories. Team GB recorded an impressive tally of 3 Golds, 4 Silver and 1 Bronze in front of an enthusiastic home-crowd in Glasgow.  >> Read more …
Olympic gymnastic stars in search of green not gold October 5, 2008 (The Gazette): Paul Hamm and Shawn Johnson became famous by performing near-perfect gymnastics under pressure in front of stern judges and silent fans. Now with no consequences for errors, they're making a fortune showing their skills, judged by smiling mothers and screaming daughters, in a rock concert-like setting.  >> Read more … See also: >> Daily Herald
Sport-switch teen ready for lift-off - Up and coming: Amy Hamilton October 5, 2008 (Scotland on Sunday): At a flyweight 55kg, Amy Hamilton appears to fit the stereotype of the weightlifter about as neatly as a sumo wrestler resembles a jockey. The 16-year-old from Glasgow looks more like a lithe gymnast – which she was, until just two years ago. She had been a gymnast, she says, for almost 10 years, taking up the sport when she was five. But the problem was that her discipline was acrobatic gymnastics – "acro" she calls it – from which there is no pathway to the Olympics or Commonwealth Game  >> Read more …
Seow Ting will quit if she can’t adapt to new scoring format KUALA LUMPUR (MAS), October 4, 2008 (The Star Online): Rhythmic gymnast Foong Seow Ting is set to decide on her future with the national team by the end of this year. The 18-year-old spent three weeks in Russia to learn about the changes in the scoring format for rhythmic gymnastics and wants to see if she can adapt to the changes before making a decision.  >A> Read more …
Glasgow plays host to global gymnastic showcase October 4, 2008 (The Herald): The biggest world gymnastics event to be staged in Britain for 11 years sprang into action yesterday in Glasgow. More than 500 athletes from 31 countries are contesting the 21st Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships and the fifth edition of the world age group championships at the Kelvin Hall.    >>  Read more …
Maybe now China will quit cheating October1, 2008 (USA Today): Inspector Clouseau has done all his digging. The verdict is now in. International gymnastics leaders are pleased to trumpet the news that the Chinese gymnasts were of age at the 2008 Beijing Olympics — news that all good reasoning and independent reporting tells us cannot be true. >> Read more …
Ruling Backs Chinese Gymnasts October 1, 2008 (The New York Times): All six members of the Chinese women’s gymnastics team at the Beijing Games were old enough to compete, officials from the International Gymnastics Federation said Wednesday after a monthlong investigation into possible age falsification by the team. Still, the federation’s inquiry into under-age gymnasts will continue: two members of China’s squad from the 2000 Olympics — Dong Fangxiao and Yang Yun — are being scrutinized for possibly breaking age rules.  >> Read more …
SPORTS WORLD
IOC to Further Analyse Beijing 2008 Samples October 8, 2008 (IOC): The IOC intends to further analyse the samples collected this summer during the Olympic Games in Beijing. Substances that will be analysed across all sports include EPO CERA. All samples are currently being repatriated to the WADA-accredited laboratory in Lausanne where Olympic samples are usually stored after the Games. The details of the procedure, such as the number of samples to be further analysed and the timeline, are currently being discussed with WADA.  >> Read more …
Virtual Olympic Congress on track October 3, 2008 (IOC): The virtual Olympic Congress is on track. At the end of September, some 2,000 registrations and contributions had been recorded. These figures reflect the public’s genuine interest in contributing actively to the online consultation. The deadline for contributions has been set for 31 December 2008.  >> Read more …
Three thousand athletes part of IOC Athlete Career Programme October 2, 2008 (IOC): Three thousand athletes in over 30 countries so far have taken advantage of the IOC Athlete Career Programme, offered in collaboration with Adecco. The programme delivered career development training and job placements, facilitating the integration of athletes into the labour market both during and at the end of their elite sporting careers. The IOC and Adecco today announced the extension of this programme until 2012.  >>  Read more …
Kaohsiung Arena embraces its inauguration October 1, 2008 (The World Games 2009): Kaohsiung Arena embraces its inauguration; Mayor Chen: Kaohisung Arena is the fruit of mutual collaboration between the government and the private sector. (From Kaohsiung) After four years of ongoing construction, Kaohsiung City’s modern sports complex has finally reached its completion with its official inauguration ceremony held today (27th). The ceremony also means that Kaohsiung Arena is now officially operational.   >> Read more …

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