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** GYMNASTICS
Sender still going despite Olympic disappointment February 19, 2009 (International Herald Tribune): David Sender jumped up to steady the shaking high bar, something he and every other gymnast have done millions of times without giving it a second thought. This time, though, he landed awkwardly and his ankle rolled over. Just like that, his dream of making the Olympic team was gone. >> Read more …
Olympic gymnast Sloan returns to lead national team February 19, 2009 (USA Today): Bridget Sloan is the veteran gymnast who helped the U.S. women's gymnastics team win silver in last summer's Olympics. Jordyn Wieber is the newbie hoping to dazzle after winning a junior-level national all-around championship last summer.    >> Read more …
Du bronze pour le Maroc par équipes February 18, 2009 (Le Matin): Belle prestation de la gymnastique marocaine aux 9e Championnats d'Afrique juniors qui se sont déroulés récemment au Caire en Egypte. La sélection marocaine masculine et féminine s'est adjugée du bronze par équipe. Une place tout a fait honorable vu les problèmes dans lesquels pataugent la gymnastique nationale notamment l'absence de moyens et surtout de salle adéquates.   >> Read more …
Prestigious Tyson American Cup Gymnastics seen in its entirety on NBC and Universal February 18, 2009 (Sports Features): NBC Sports and Universal Sports combine to provide three and a half hours of live competition from the 2009 Tyson American Cup gymnastics competition this Saturday beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET. Featured U.S. gymnasts include 2008 Olympic medalists Bridget Sloan of Pittsboro, Ind., and Joseph Hagerty of Rio Rancho, N.M., 2008 U.S. all-around champion David Sender of Arlington Heights, Ill., and 2008 junior all-around champion Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich., representing the United States. >> Read more …
Bui faces American Cup with confidence February 16, 2009 (International Gymnast): Alternate on the 2008 German Olympic team, Kim Bui told IG she looks forward to Saturday's American Cup in Chicago as "good preparation" for other major events in 2009, including April's European Championships in Milan. "After the last big competition last year I started to learn new acrobatic elements and connections for 2009," said Bui, who turned 20 on Jan. 20. >> Read more …
After 20 years February 14, 2009 (Al Ahram): The championship, divided into men's and women's artistic and rhythmic events, in junior and senior categories, took place from 29 January to 5 February at the Cairo Stadium sport complex. The participating countries were Algeria, Cameroon, South Africa, Tunisia, Nigeria, Namibia, Libya, Senegal and Morocco, in addition to host nation Egypt. It was only the second time Egypt hosts the African championship after a 20-year absence.  >> Read more …
De la gym à la prison de Chambéry February 13, 2009 (La Vie Nouvelle): L'équipe de France de gymnastique aérobique présentait une démonstration de son sport aux détenus de la prison de Chambéry. Dans des conditions peu évidentes : petite salle, tapis de sol, trois membres de l'équipe de France de gymnastique aérobique sont venus présenter aux détenus de la maison d'arrêt de Chambéry.   >> Read more …
Coupe du Pas de Calais de Gymnastique Rythmique February 12, 2009 (Opale News): La Coupe d'Opale n'est plus, vive la Coupe du Pas-de-Calais de Gymnastique Rythmique ! Après le 21ème anniversaire, le Département du Pas-de-Calais a décidé de labelliser ce grand tournoi qui a vu passer les plus grandes gymnastes mondiales. Beaucoup ont participé aux Jeux Olympiques au vue de leur talent. On n'oubliera pas la participation de Delphine Ledoux, membre de l'Equipe Olympique Pas-de-Calais et championne de France en titre, qui a terminé 2ème en 2007.  >> Read more …
Azerbaijani gymnast to compete for gold in European Championship February 12, 2009 (Trend News): Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnastics team member Aliya Garayeva will aim for the gold at the European Championship 2009 in Baku. “I won the gold at the European Championship 2007 and will try to do so again this year,” Garayeva said in an interview with the Azerbaijani Gymnastics Federation Web site.    >> Read more …
* SPORTS WORLD
Chicago 2016 and Olympic Gold Medalist Dominique Dawes Promote Youth Participation in Sport February 19, 2009 (Around the Rings): Dominique Dawes, Olympic Gold Medalist and member of the 1996 “Magnificent Seven” U.S. Gymnastics Team , has partnered with Chicago 2016 and World Sport Chicago to promote Sport and Olympic values to Chicago-area youth. Dawes was the first African-American to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics and has participated in three Olympic Games.   >> Read more …
IOC agrees European rights for 2014 and 2016 Olympics February 18, 2009 (Sport Business International): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced an agreement with the Sportfive agency for the broadcast rights to the 2014 Winter and 2016 Olympic Games. Under the terms of the deal, Sportfive has the broadcast rights across all media platforms, including free-to-air television, subscription television, internet and mobile phone, across 40 countries in Europe (excluding France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Turkey and the United Kingdom).    >> Read more …
WADA Listens To Drug Testing Concerns February 17, 2009 (The Sport Briefing): World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) director general David Howman has stated that “nothing is about to change” with regards to the body’s controversial new out-of-competition testing procedures. Howman spent “several hours” in talks in London with around nine national and international players’ associations. Many of them argued that the new “whereabouts” rules, imposed since January 1 under a revised WADA code to allow drug testers to track top athletes for tests, are an intrusion of privacy. >> Read more …
Dikshit Calls For Games To Bring Improved Image Of Delhi February 17, 2009 (The Sport Briefing): Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has urged tourism leaders to use the 2010 Commonwealth Games to improve the image of the Indian city. Dikshit, who was speaking at a meeting of the city’s departments of tourism, art, culture and archaeology, said that the Delhi Tourism and Transport Development Corporation should try to give visitors a memorable stay during their time in India for the Games.   >> Read more …
Tessa Jowell’s gender Olympics February 15, 2009 (Times Online): Tessa Jowell, the Olympics minister, wants the 2012 Games to meet equality targets by allowing women to compete in heavyweight wrestling and men in synchronised swimming. She has written to UK sports chiefs asking them to help end “gender discrepancies” in the Olympic and Paralympic rules, which allow men to compete in 40 more events than women.  >> Read more …