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GYMNASTICS |
Canadian pair
top trampoline rankings
April 24, 2009 (Globe and Mail): Canada opens
the World Cup season of trampoline in a rare position — two No.
1-ranked athletes in a summer Olympic sport. Olympic silver medal
winner Jason Burnett and Rosannagh MacLennan top the rankings in
individual trampoline. Burnett, of Toronto, heads off to begin his
season this weekend at a World Cup meet April 24-25 in Sofia,
Bulgaria.
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Haubrich rates
invite
April 23, 2009 (Vernon Morning Star): From a
timid tyke to a confident teen on her way to a series of world-calibre
competitions. That’s been the journey for Vernon 16-year-old Rylee
Haubrich, who has been selected to the national senior rhythmic
gymnastic team group scheduled for a hectic year of travelling.
Haubrich will be the first Vernon gymnast since Camille Martens –
Haubrich’s coach – to participate in the World Championships, set
for Japan in September.
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Walvis
gymnastic judges score high in international course
April 23, 2009 (Informante): Walvis Bay
residents have officially achieved the highest gymnastics judging
qualifications in Namibia, enabling the judges to adjudicate at
world championship competitions.
Fourteen judges, affiliated with the Namibia Gymnastics Federation
(NGF), achieved various judging statuses during the Federation for
International Gymnastics (FIG) judging courses for the new Olympic
Cycle of gymnastics.
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New gymnastics
chairperson invests in expansion
April 22, 2009 (Angola Press): The new chairman
of the Angolan Gymnastics Federation (FAG), Auxilio Jacob, who was
elected last April 03, said last Tuesday in Luanda that his board
will work hard to spread this sport in the country.
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Viet Nam duo
shines at Aerobic World Cup
April 22, 2009 (VietNamNet
Bridge): Tran Thi Thu Ha and Nguyen Ba
Dong won the mixed doubles for Viet Nam at the Sport Aerobics
Suzuki World Cup Team in Tokyo. >>
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Meyer fifth at
gymnastics World Cup
April 19, 2009 (Canada.com): Miranda Meyer of
Edmonton finished fifth on balance beam on Sunday to conclude her
overseas debut at a World Cup gymnastics competition in Maribor,
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Goryunova
Golden at Maribor World Cup
April 19, 2009 (International Gymnast): Russia's Kristina
Goryunova won both women's titles Sunday as the Gymnastics World
Cup in Maribor, Slovenia concluded. The Novgorod native won
balance beam and floor exercise. The silver medalists were
Brazilian Olympian Ana Claudia Silva (balance beam) and Russia's
Anna Myzdrikova (floor exercise). >>
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Gorman wins
top gymnastics prize
April 20, 2009 (The Sydney Morning Herald):
West Australian gymnast Kieran Gorman has won one of the most
highly-regarded events on the international sport aerobics
calendar, taking out the prestigious 2009 Suzuki World Cup in
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Georgia
gymnast Kupets wins 3 events, sets record
April 19, 2009 (USA Today): Georgia's Courtney
Kupets ended her distinguished college career with a
record-setting performance on the final night of the NCAA Women's
Gymnastics Championships.
Kupets added individual titles in the uneven bars, floor exercise
and balance beam on Saturday to the all-around championship she
won two days earlier. Her four titles tied the record for a single
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Russians Take
Three Titles in Maribor
April 18, 2009 (International Gymnast): Russia
took three of five event titles Saturday at the World Cup in
Maribor, Slovenia. The Russian women placed first and second on
both of Saturday's events. On vault, Anna Myzdrikova topped
Yekaterina Kurbatova, who won uneven bars over Kristina Goryunova.
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SPORTS WORLD |
IOC praises
London 2012 preparations
April 23, 2009 (Associated Press): The
International Olympic Committee praised the «astounding» progress
in preparations for the 2012 Olympics on Thursday and said the
London Games have not been slowed by the global recession.
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World Games
Turns To ESPN Star Sports
April 22, 2009 (The Sport Briefing): ESPN Star
Sports is to lend its expertise to promote the World Games 2009
across Asia on its broadcast network. The event, held in Kaohsiung,
Chinese Taipei, will also feature a series of customised and
engaging on-ground events to enable more audience interaction.
ESPN Star Sports' event management group has also offered its
expertise to raise the profile of the Games, as well as including
over 60 hours of live coverage on its Star Sports Taiwan platform.
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IOC inspectors
impressed by London Games progress
April 21, 2009 (Reuters): London was ahead of
previous host cities in its preparations for the Olympics and had
made impressive progress in the last year, Denis Oswald, head of
an IOC inspection of the 2012 site, said on Tuesday. Oswald, who a
year ago gave London 9.75 out of 10 for its fast start in
preparing for the Games, began a three-day visit of the east
London venues with a close-up inspection of the Olympic stadium
that is already rising on the skyline.
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EU panel says
WADA should reassess "whereabouts" rule
April 21, 2009 (Reuters): The World Anti-Doping
Agency (WADA) should reassess its so-called "whereabouts" rule as
many points contravene the European Union's privacy laws, a key EU
panel said Tuesday. The panel said there were "numerous issues
that remain problematic" with the rule requiring athletes to give
detailed schedules of their whereabouts for drug testing. It has
angered many individuals and sports organizations and has led to
legal challenges.
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IOC heaps
praise on Tokyo 2016
April 20, 2009 (Sportbusiness International):
Inspectors for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday
gave Tokyo a boost in its bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
Nawal El Moutawakel, head of the IOC's evaluation team, said she
had been impressed during the four-day tour of the Japanese
capital and gave note in particular to its financial strength.
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Games bid
picks up speed
April 19, 2009 (Sports Features): Shintaro
Ishihara, governor of Tokyo, believes Tokyo has shown it has what
it takes to win the race to host the 2016 Olympic Games. The
evaluation commission of the International Olympic Committee wound
up its working visit today after what Ishihara described as “a
wonderful and historic five days for Japan.”>>
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