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FéDéRATION INTERNATIONALE DE
GYMNASTIQUE
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Press
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2008
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GYMNASTICS
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Karolyi
still miffed about Chinese gymnasts probe
November 14, 2008 (Associated Press):
Bela Karolyi says he views the probe into the ages of Chinese
gymnasts from the 2000 Olympics as a lame attempt to shift the
focus from the investigation of this year's athletes that
resulted in no sanctions for China's gold-medal team. >>
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Chicago to
Host International Gymnastics Event
November
13, 2008 (NBC Chicago):
Chicago will take the international stage in
February, eight months before it hopes to be named the host city
for the 2016 Olympic Games, when it hosts the 2009 Tyson
American Cup Gymnastics Invitational. Chicago 2016 and World
Sport Chicago made the announcement Thursday.
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Chicago Daily Herald
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Van Zyl
beats Beukes at National Gymnastics Champs
November 12, 2008 (Namibia Sport):
Kimberly Ann van Zyl of Excelsior Club was the overall winner in
the Senior Olympic category at the Bank Windhoek National
Gymnastics Championships on Saturday. Van Zyl won gold medals on
the vault, beam and uneven bars apparatus and a bronze medal on
the floor to win the overall gold medal with a score of 50,50.
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Gymnastics
Team To Perform In Namibia
HARARE (ZIM), November 12, 2008 (Radio VOP):
Zimbabwe is sending a strong gymnastics team to Namibia for the
Annual Zone VI Tournament to be held at the end of the month,
Radio VOP can reveal. >>
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Gym star
suspended one year for taking dope
November 12, 20008 (VietNamNet Bridge):
In its latest document, sent to the Vietnam Gymnastics
Federation, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) did
not suggest an official verdict for Vietnamese gymnast Do Ngan
Thuong, who took a banned
substance to lose weight at the 2008 Olympics in
Beijing.
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Azerbaijani Gymnast Fifth in Grand Prix Final
Competition in Bratislava
Baku
(AZE), November 11, 2008 (TrendNews):
Zeynab Javadli, an Azerbaijani gymnast, occupied the fifth place
in Grand Prix final competition, which took place at this
weekend in Bratislava. She showed this result in a final round
with a hoop, having scored 16.425 points and surpassed such
leaders as Irene Risenzon from Israel and Austrian Carolin Veber,
the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation (AGF) said. >>
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Swimming:
Tien Tran: Junior diver transfers skills from gymnastics
November 11, 2008 (Iowa State Daily):
A gymnastics background provides a good basis for divers, but
can also be troublesome when it comes to fine-tuning the
techniques of diving. Iowa State diver Tien Tran was a gymnast
for eight years prior to focusing on diving. Tran took a break
with the intention of returning after many of her gymnastics
coaches quit.
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DTB Cup Attracts Top Field
November 10, 2008
(International Gymnast): After
relatively small World Cup events in Glasgow and Ostrava, a
massive field of 138 gymnasts will compete this weekend in
Stuttgart for the 26th edition of the DTB Cup. The roster
features more than 30 Olympians from the 2008 Olympic Games in
Beijing, including Chinese gold medalists Cheng Fei and Yang
Yilin.
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Smith pleads for more support
November 10, 2008 (SportingLife):
Louis Smith insists substantial funding is essential if Great
Britain are to produce champions in gymnastics at London 2012
and beyond. The 19-year-old from Peterborough created history in
Beijing this summer when he became the nation's first individual
Olympic medallist in 100 years by snatching the bronze in a
thrilling pommel horse final. >>
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Former Olympic gymnastics champion Tomita
quits
November 10, 2008
(Guardian): Japanese gymnast
Hiroyuki Tomita called time on a glittering career on Monday,
admitting he could no longer perform to the level he used to.
The 27-year-old, who helped Japan win a men's team gold medal at
the 2004 Athens Olympics, is expected to become a coach after
bowing out at a domestic meeting this week.
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Reuters,
International Gymnast,
The Japan Times,
Breitbart
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Iran to participate in Asian Gymnastics
Championship
TEHRAN (IRI),
November 9, 2008 (Tehran Times):
Iran’s gymnastics team traveled to Doha, Qatar, on Saturday
morning to participate in the fourth Senior Asian Artistic
Gymnastics Championships which will be held from November 15 to
18. >>
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U.S. gymnastics team members' stop at Sparrow
brings smiles,
hope to kids
November 8, 2008
(Lansing State Journal):
Five-year-old Victoria Garcia was caught off guard Friday
morning when she learned Olympic gymnasts were visiting Sparrow
Children's Center. As part of Athletes for Hope - a non-profit
organization that initiates visits with youth around the country
- members of the U.S. gymnastics team stopped by the facility
before performing at the Breslin Center on Friday to brighten
the day of ill and injured children. >>
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Shawn Johnson says she's doubtful for 2009
season
November 8, 2008
(USA Today): Olympic gold medalist
Shawn Johnson said she is unlikely to compete in the 2009 world
and national gymnastics championships. Johnson won the 2007
individual all-around world championship and followed with four
Olympic medals in Beijing — including gold on the balance beam.
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SPORTS WORLD
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Namibia:
Gymnastics, Bowls Boosted
November 13, 2008 (allafrica.com):
The Namibia National Olympic Committee (NNOC)
and its corporate partner, Bank Windhoek, have pumped money into
lawn bowls and gymnastics to prepare for the 2010 Commonwealth
Games. A three-year contract worth N$320 000 was signed between
the NNOC and Bank Windhoek and came into effect in 2007. >>
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Venue Problems Cast Doubts Over New Delhi's
Commonwealth Preparations
November 12, 2008 (The Sport Briefing):
New Delhi’s staging of the 2010 Commonwealth Games could be
under threat with officials concerned over the development of
the athletes’ village and the cycling velodrome. The
Co-ordination Commission of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)
has staged its fourth review meeting with the 2010 Commonwealth
Games Organising Committee (OCCG) and various government
agencies. While the CGF’s Commission is said to be happy with
the majority of venues being developed for the Games, both the
athletes village and the velodrome are creating cause for
concern. >>
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The International News
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Conference: IFs To Share Knowledge At Sports
Forum
November 12, 2008
(PA Sport Services): International
Federations (IFs) will again share knowledge and insights on
managing their sports at the second IF Sports Forum taking place
next week in Lausanne, Switzerland. Senior managers from all the
IFs have been invited to attend a closed two-day session
dedicated to exchanging ideas on the various aspects of IF
operations from November 17-19.
The IF Sports Forum will bring
together members of the General Association of International
Sports Federations (GAISF), the Association of Summer Olympic
International Federations (ASOIF) and the Association of
International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF). It is
being organised in conjunction with Sportaccord, the
international sport convention owned by GAISF, ASOIF and AIOWF.
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Launch ceremony of 2-year countdown to
Guangzhou Asian Games held
November 12, 2008 (GAGOC):
Today, on November 12, 2008, people in Guangzhou celebrated the
2-year countdown to the 16th Asian Games, which is to be
inaugurated on November 12, 2010. A grand launch ceremony of the
countdown was held on the south square of the Tianhe Sports
Center tonight.
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Sport for All: Turning theory into practice
November
10, 2008 (IOC): How to turn theory
into concrete action for a healthier and active lifestyle for
all generations was at the centre of the 12th World Sport for
All Congress, which was held in Malaysia from 3 to 6 November
2008. Under the motto “Sport for All – Sport for Life”, 505
participants from 96 countries worked together to share
knowledge, discuss best practice and find progressive solutions
to counteract trends of physical inactivity.
The event was organised by the Olympic Council of Malaysia under
the patronage of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and
its
Sport for All Commission, in collaboration with the
World Health Organisation (WHO) and
the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF).
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The apparently disturbed relationship between
the IAAF and IOC …
November 7, 2208
(sport intern): … finds its
expression in a Blog from IAAF President Lamine Diack published
on the IAAF homepage, which is headlined: “London Olympic legacy
must respect athletics”. Among other issues, Diack makes
reference to a remark by IOC president Jacques Rogge who, a few
days ago, in an interview with the BBC with respect to the
post-Olympic use of London’s main Olympic Stadium declared: “We
should avoid leaving white elephants and if the best solution is
to transform the track into something else then we would be in
favour of that”.
Lamine Diack announces a forthcoming meeting to take place with
the IOC President, at which the awarding of the European TV
rights to the 2016 Games will probably also be a theme. At the
IAAF there is apparently anxiety that the IOC’s partnership with
the European Broadcasting Union, which has existed for decades,
is threatening to break up. Other federations apparently also
fear that in the wake of a possible break of the IOC from the
EBU, contracts for individual sports might also be in danger.
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IWGA: Agreement with TSE
November 5, 2008 (IWGA):
Working in cooperation with TSE
Consulting, the international sports consultancy, the
International World Games Association wants to ensure that The
World Games will fit optimally into the long-term planning and
sports strategies of cities around the world. The first year of
the agreement between IWGA and TSE Consulting focuses on intense
research and planning prior to the launch of the bidding
process for The World Games 2017, which is scheduled for October
2009. >>
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Olympics-Japanese fear 'Obama factor' could
hurt 2016 bid
TOKYO (JPN),
November 5, 2008 (Reuters):
Japanese Olympic officials fear
Barack Obama's victory in the U.S. presidential
election could hurt Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Games. Senior
Japanese officials expressed concern that Obama's success could
give his home city of Chicago a massive boost in the Olympic
bidding process. >>
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Obama may sway IOC on Chicago vote
November 5, 2008
(USA Today): All politics is
local, and the Olympics are all about politics, which is why
Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election just
might have ensured that the 2016 Summer Games will be held in
Chicago. Nothing will be decided for another 11 months, but
Chicago now has the inside track, and here's the reason: Obama
will be able to say that he can see the Olympic Stadium from his
house. >>
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