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Les chercheurs d'or 3 avril 2009 (Paris Normandie) : GYMNASTIQUE. Championnat d'Europe Thomas Bouhail et Danny Rodrigues, les deux gymnastes de La Sottevillaise, partentcet après-midi à Milan à la conquête de l'or européen. Deux gymnastes sélectionnés sur six, le club de La Sottevillaise a fait fort à l'occasion des championnats d'Europe de gymnastique. Thomas Bouhail (saut) et Danny Rodrigues (anneaux) entendent justifier leur place face à une adversité de premier ordre. Tour d'horizon.   >>  Plus d’infos …
Louis Smith is ready for his Italian Job in Milan April 3, 2009 (Peterborough Today): Eye golden boy Louis Smith will be bidding to fill in the only blank remaining on his glittering CV this weekend. After adding an Olympic pommel horse medal to the World Championship gong he won in Stuttgart in 2007, Commonwealth champion Smith is aiming for European honours in Milan on Sunday.   Read more …
Semyonova Leads European Qualification April 2, 2009 (International Gymnast): Russian Olympian Ksenia Semyonova was the top qualifier Thursday as the 2009 European Championships began in Milan. In the women's all-around qualification, Semyonova scored 57.625 with scores ranging from 14.325 on vault to 14.475 on balance beam. Semyonova, the reigning world and European uneven bars champion, broke on her best event (14.425) but just managed to qualify to the final by placing eighth. She qualified third to the final on balance beam, where she is also the defending champion, and fourth to the final on floor exercise (14.400).  >> Read more …
Deux finales pour Aagje Vanwalleghem 2 avril 2009 (RTBF): La Belge s'est qualifiée pour deux finales lors de la 1e journée des championnats d'Europe de gymnastique artistique à Milan. Elle disputera la finale du concours général et la finale du saut. >> Plus d’infos …
Tweddle And Smith Fly Flag For Britain In Milan April 2, 2009 (Sky News): Beth Tweddle and Louis Smith will lead the British teams at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships starting in Milan tomorrow. Former World Champion Tweddle lines up with Becky Downie, Hannah Whelan and Becky Wing for the women.Olympic bronze medallist Smith and Olympic All-around finalist Daniel Keatings are joined by Kristian Thomas, Luke Folwell, Daniel Purvis and Theo Seager in the men's team. > Read more …
EC Gymnastics: Coach Forminte, pleased with evolution of Dragoi and Chelaru April 2, 2009 (Financiarul): Nicolae Forminte, coordinating coach of Romania's women gymnastics team, declared himself pleased with the evolution of gymnasts Gabriela Dragoi and Diana Chelaru in the qualifying event of the 2009 European Championships in Milan, in the context the first gymnast has long stayed aside because of an accident and the other is to compete for the first time in a competition of this level.  >> Read more …
Les Français doivent confirmer 1 avril 2009 (sport24.com) : Les Championnats d’Europe individuels de gymnastique artistique débutent jeudi à Assago, dans la banlieue de Milan. L’occasion pour l’équipe de France de confirmer l’embellie vue à Pékin. >>  Plus d’infos …
Gymnastique: Ariella Kaeslin mûre pour un exploit aux Européens 31 mars 2009 (Le Matin): Ariella Kaeslin est mûre pour un exploit aux Européens de Milan qui se déroulent de jeudi à dimanche. La Lucernoise de 21 ans, 5e de l'épreuve de saut de cheval aux JO de Pékin, peut légitimement espérer conquérir une médaille dimanche dans sa discipline de prédilection. >> Plus d’infos …     Tribune de Genève
Boutard: "Un peu dans l'incertitude" 30 mars 2009 (Sports.fr): Huit mois après des Jeux Olympiques au cours desquels leur moisson de médailles fut plus que satisfaisante, les gymnastes français vont disputer les Championnats d'Europe individuels qui débutent ce jeudi à Milan. Les Français peuvent ainsi nourrir de grandes ambitions à l'occasion du premier gros rendez-vous de l'année. Michel Boutard, le DTN adjoint, évoque les chances tricolores. >> Plus d’infos
Bulgaria’s Rhythmic Gymnasts Grab Gold in France March 30, 2009 (Standart News): Bulgaria’s rhythmic gymnastics group team won the gold in the multithlon at the Thiais (France) Grand Prix series. Vladislava Tancheva, Galina Tancheva, Kristina Rangelova, Stela Sultanova, Boryana Yordanova and Mihaela Maevska – all of them coached by Iliana Raeva – performed with five hoops three ribbons and two ropes and scored 48.200 points. >> Read more …
Gymnastics looking at ways to revamp scoring March 30, 2009 (USA Today): Motivated by unhappy TV executives and confused fans, international gymnastics officials are looking at reworking the revamped scoring system that eliminated the perfect 10 at last year's Beijing Olympics. Bob Colarossi, president of the marketing commission of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), is tinkering with formulas that could make the open-ended scoring system easier to understand. He hopes to have at least some minor changes in place before the London Games in 2012. >> Read more …
Pakistan: National Gymnastics Championship begins today March 28, 2009 (Daily Times): The 44th National Gymnastic Championship is starting at the Government College University from Saturday. All affiliated units of the Pakistan Gymnastics Federation (PGF) including four provinces, Pakistan Army, Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Police, Higher Education Commission and Pakistan WAPDA will take part in the two-day activity. > Read more …
SPORTS WORLD
Tokyo 2016 bid strengthened with Kaji appointment April 3, 2009 (Sportbusiness International): Tokyo’s 2016 Olympic Bid Committee has appointed Yoshimitsu Kaji as its executive director. Kaji was chosen for the position due to his experience in marketing and communications working for some of the world’s major corporate sponsors of sport including Coca Cola, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Time Warner Entertainment. > Read more …
IOC checks out Chicago 2016 April 2, 2009 (Sports Features): The race to host the 2016 Games has gathered pace with sudden urgency as the evaluation commission from the International Olympic Committee flew in to Chicago. The commission is in Chicago until early next week and Mayor Richard Daley has urged citizens to demonstrate their support by making posters and registering their support online. > Read more …
Visa Exemption, The World Games 2009, Kaohsiung April 2, 2009 (Sportcal): The following rules concerning Visa Exemption will apply to participants at The World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung: • 38 countries are eligible for Visa-exempt entry, which are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K. and USA. > Read more …
IOC and WADA back GAISF initiative to propose anti-doping support and services to IFs April 2, 2009 (IOC): The General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) has announced the upcoming launch of a number of anti-doping services to support International Federations (IFs), with the full support and collaboration of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and WADA. > Read more …
First-ever winners of the IOC Sport and Environment Award March 31, 2009 (IOC): The very first winners of the IOC Award for Sport and the Environment were announced on the first day of the World Conference on Sport and Environment in Vancouver. The inaugural trophies were presented to five organisations representing the five continents which have made tremendous contributions to the implementation of outstanding practices in the field of sustainable sport and the environment. >> Read more … and see also >>  Global effort for a sustainable development
IOC and USOC reach revenue distribution agreement March 30, 2009 (Sport Business International): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and US Olympic Committee (USOC) have reached an agreement in principal concerning the future financial participation in the Olympic Games.Last week IOC members aired frustrations over contracts made with the USOC that have taken on different meaning in light of the current economic crisis. The members were believed to be concerned that USOC received more than its fair share of sponsorship and television revenues. >> Read more …
Caribbean Games get C’wealth help March 29, 2009 (Trinidad & Tobago Express): Honourary secretary of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Louise Martin will visit Trinidad from April 2-5 to meet with Caribbean Games 2009 officials. The purpose of Martin's visit is to audit the protocol policies and procedures established by the Protocol Sub Committee for the (Caribbean) Games.  >> Read more …
IOC move to scrap global torch relays draws flak March 28, 2009 (China Daily): The International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s decision to scrap global torch relays during future Games was a clear signal that the international governing body wants to avoid political controversies, Beijing Olympic officials and experts said on Friday. Chinese athletes, who were torchbearers at last year's Beijing Olympics, voiced their disappointment at the decision. Last year, the Olympic torch relay became a platform for anti-China protestors as it made its way to Beijing. Some of the biggest protests were in London, Paris and San Francisco. > Read more …
Canadian Olympic Committee votes in new President-elect March 28, 2009 (Sports Features): Marcel Aubut has been named president-elect of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), following the organization's quadrennial elections held today in Vancouver as part of the Hall of Fame Induction Weekend. The COC also elected new board of directors members, each of whom will serve a four-year term through 2012.  > Read more …
GAISF To Become SportAccord March 27, 2009 (The Sport Briefing): The General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) is to change its name to SportAccord. The branding shift, which was first revealed in The Sport Briefing on Friday morning, was confirmed after a GAISF meeting in Denver following the SportAccord industry convention. The SportAccord event was created and is owned by GAISF, the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and the Association of International Olympic Winter Federations (AIOWF), but GAISF president Hein Verbruggen told The Sport Briefing that the event partners had given their blessing to the change of name.  >> Read more …
KOC and IWGA at Sportaccord in Denver March 27, 2009: The International World Games Association (IWGA) Annual General Meeting had its primary focal point in Kaohsiung, TPE, and in the eighth edition of The World Games to be opened there in less than four months. The IWGA executive board and the Kaohsiung Organizing Committee (KOC) briefed the International Sports Federations on the most recent progress achieved in gearing up for the games taking place between 16 and 26 July. >> Read more …
Bid rivals put their 2016 dreams into words March 26, 2009 (Sports Features): All the boxes have been ticked, speeches made, strengths underlined, weaknesses hidden and Obama quotes plagiarised: Yes they have! … the four 2016 Olympic bid cities all went head to head at Sportaccord. The winner, however, will not be known until October 2. That is when IOC decides in Copenhagen which lucky city will pick up the highly-valued but intimidatingly highly-priced prize in this Year of Recession. Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid – in that order – rolled out their cast list of bid leaders, civic grandees and athletes old and less than old, to state their case in front of more than 1,000 representatives of international sport and media. >> Read more …