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GYMNASTICS
SEOUL — North Korea's Arirang propaganda performance -- the world's largest gymnastic display -- has opened in front of huge crowds, official media in the communist state said Tuesday. The 80-minute show opened at May Day Stadium Monday night, according to the Korean Central News Agency. >> Read more…
Dallas' list of world-class gymnasts doesn't end with Carly Patterson and Nastia Liukin. Even the coaching ranks are filled with names that defined American gymnastics in decades past. Kurt Thomas, the 1976 Olympian and first American man to win a world title, and Kim Zmeskal Burdette, the first U.S. all-around world champion, will be honored this week at the Visa Championships. The event, the most important annual meet in the U.S., determines the national champions and national teams. It runs Wednesday through Saturday at American Airlines Center and the Dallas Convention Center. >> Read more …
Bela Karolyi: Get rid of the age requirement The effusive, enthusiastic Bela Karolyi, who coached Nadia Comaneci, Mary Lou Retton, Dominique Moceanu and Kerri Strug to Olympic fame and glory, can talk unendingly about women's gymnastics. But when asked about the sport's age requirement, Karolyi is suprisingly succinct. "Take it away and forget it," Karolyi told The Dallas Morning News in an interview published Monday. "This is an obvious and blatant discrimination. It only creates heartache and headache."  >> Read more …
Trampolin World-Cup Salzgitter 2009 - Komplette Weltelite am Start Beim Trampolin World-Cup am 11. und 12. September in Salzgitter wird die komplette Weltelite am Start sein. Salzgitters Oberbürgermeister und Schirmherr des World-Cups, Frank Klingebiel, freute sich anlässlich der Pressekonferenz am 12.08. vor allem darüber, „ dass Salzgitter mit dem Trampolin World-Cup unter Beweis stellt, nicht nur Trampolinhochburg zu sein, sondern im Sport- und Freizeitbereich vor allem für Familien bundesweit in der 1. Liga zu spielen.“ >>  Read more …
Day 2 of the Visa Championships is underway Women's Artistic, Trampoline and Tumbling, and Acrobatic Gymnastics get begin competition on Thursday, Aug. 13 at the 2009 Visa Championships. For live results, start list and quick hits for the Junior Women's competition, click here. Updates from the T&T and Acro competitions will be posted on the 2009 Visa Championships Results page. A free live webcast will be available for day 1 on the Senior Women's competition, beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET Thursday night. Click here to watch!.
SPORTS WORLD
Park praises 'sport for all'! 07 August 2009. As the flags of many different countries were raised to the roof of the arena, Dr. Park Soo-Nam spoke of his pride in taekwondo. Dr. Park, a Vice President of the World Taekwondo Federation, said the sport that hails from his home country Korea really provides an equal opportunity for medals. "In some Olympic sports, for example horse riding or swimming, only rich countries can win gold medals," he said. "But in taekwondo all countries have a chance: big or small, rich or poor. >> Read more …
The 2013 World Games will be held in Cali, Colombia, The Colombian city of Cali will host the 2013 edition of the World Games. This was announced during this year's edition in Taiwan. The International World Games Association (IWGA) announced that Cali was chosen mainly for its "strong presentaion and local support", which were key factors in the decision. >> Read more …
Tourists flock to Beijing's Olympic stadium even as dust gathers. At the sprawling Olympic Park in north-west Beijing, it feels as if the Games never ended. Every day tens of thousands of tourists from all over China arrive to see the Bird’s Nest Stadium and the Water Cube, the twin monuments to the country’s moment in the spotlight. “The Olympic area has become one of the must-see destinations in town,” said one taxi driver. “It’s as popular as the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.”  >> Read more …
IOC Disciplinary Commissions meet on six cases IOC Disciplinary Commissions met today in Lausanne (Switzerland) on six pending doping cases from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The meetings were convened to deal with adverse analytical findings for Yudelquis Maridalin Contreras, Dominican Republic, who placed 5th in the 53kg category in weightlifting; Rashid Ramzi, Bahrain, gold medallist in 1500m, athletics; Davide Rebellin, Italy, silver medallist in the individual road race, cycling; Stefan Schumacher, Germany, individual road race, cycling; Athanasia Tsoumeleka, Greece, who placed 9th in the 20km race walk, athletics, and Vanja Parisic, Croatia, 800m, athletics. The IOC Disciplinary Commission gave the athletes and their representatives the opportunity to be heard. The decision by the IOC will be taken in due course after deliberation. >> Read more …
"Baseball has no place in the Olympics!" (USA Today) - The sport wants back into the 2016 Games. This is no time for the juicers’ jamboree to take their show on the road. >>  Read more …
IOC will not suspend the Kuwait Olympic Committee on 1 August Following a Memorandum signed with the Kuwaiti Authorities on 15 July 2009 in Lausanne, a letter was received by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour in Kuwait confirming the decision taken formally by the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers on 20 July 2009 to ensure that the process of reviewing the national sports law and regulations in order to make them compatible with the Olympic Charter and the rules of the respective International Olympic Sports Federations will be undertaken with the Kuwaiti Parliament in due course. >> Read more …
Karolyi's voice still resonates in gymnastics! Outspoken as ever, coach remains key figure in sport's growth, Bela Karolyi may be the best-known name in the world of gymnastics. He led the 1976 Romanian team to a silver medal and helped Nadia Comaneci score the first 10 in Olympic gymnastics history. He defected to the United States with his wife, Martha, in 1981 and their ranch in New Waverly serves as the centre of the United States' semi-centralized training program.  >> Read more…
BERLIN, August 10, 2009 - A technical presentation on "The speed of Usain Bolt" will form part of the programme of an IAAF seminar on Broadcasting Athletics. The seminar, to be held in Berlin on Friday, August 14 has been designed for television commentators, analysts and other media and has been organised by the IAAF Television Commission which includes chairman Alex Gilady and members Manuel Romero, Peter Diamond, Tapani Parm, and Peter Minder. >> Read more …
Tokyo, Japan, 1 August 2009 - Tokyo 2016 today showcased its ability to engage with global youth in unique fashion by unveiling the most iconic ambassador in Olympic history - the world's largest robot proudly bearing the Bid's logo on his powerful left shoulder. Naoya Tsukahara, Olympic champion at Athens 2004, said: “I am delighted that Gundam helping us to inspire young people to practice sport and act Green. Gundam actually was one of my childhood heroes, as well as an inspiration for countless other children around the world. His power of appeal has attracted more than one million people in three weeks, which is so impressive! >>  Read more …
TEAM SPORTS & FITNESS DOMINATE, BUT THE SPORTS LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING WASHINGTON, D.C. – While more than 170 million Americans are active in a fitness, team sports, recreational, or outdoor endeavor, nearly 45 million are only casually active and more than 60 million Americans are not active at all – according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association’s Sports Participation in America (2009 edition) report. >> Read more…