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2009 World Championships Drawing of Lots August 27, 2009 (Acrobatic Sports): The official drawing of lots of the upcoming 26th World Championships was recently released. The drawing of lots shows an overall stable participation from two years ago. There will be 366 entries from 33 countries at these World Championships to be held in St Petersburg, Russia, on November 11-14, 2009. A record participation is expected in synchronized trampoline. >> Read more …
London - a Benchmark for the New Olympic cycle August 26, 2009 (PRWeb UK): For the first time in the 106-year history of the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships; British Gymnastics are honored to bringing the games to London. For the first time the splendid 02 Arena will play host to such a high caliber sporting event and will see many of those who will contest for Olympic glory in 3-years time, in London 2012. >> Read more …
Azerbaijan’s First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva marks her birthday August 26, 2009 (apa): Azerbaijan’s First Lady, President of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO and ISESCO, parliamentarian Mehriban Aliyeva marks her birthday today. […] In 2002 Mehriban Aliyeva was elected the President of Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation and showed herself as beautiful organizer in that position. Her growing prestige in international world played important role in adoption of decision of International Gymnastics Federation on realization of 2003 and 2004 World Cup competitions and 2005 World Championship on Rhythmic Gymnastics in Azerbaijan. > Read more …
Mustafina, Ryazanov Win Russian Cup Titles August 26, 2009 (International Gymnast): National champions Aliya Mustafina and Yuri Ryazanov won all-around titles at the Russian Cup, held Wednesday in Penza. Mustafina, the top gymnast in Tuesday's qualification competition, improved her all-around score Wednesday to 59.434. Ryazanov (89.450) and runner-up Sergei Khorokhordin (89.250) repeated their rankings from Monday's qualification competition but both improved their all-around scores. Emin Garibov, the 2008 Junior European champion on high bar, placed third (85.850). >> Read more …
Gymnastics: London call for Tweddle August 26, 2009 (Manchester Evening News) : London’s calling for Beth Tweddle, Britain's most successful gymnast of all time. But three years from the Olympic Games, the 24-year-old Cheshire star admits she's not guaranteed to compete at the biggest sporting event ever staged in this country. >> Read more …
Olympic Trampolinist Trains Local Gymnasts August 25, 2009 (GTR News): Chris Estrada, who represented the U.S.A. in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, conducted a two-day training clinic for local gymnasts. SSB Kids! hosted the clinic for their competitive team athletes who competed in the Junior Olympics National Championships in San Jose, California. >> Read more …
Detailed Preview of the 2009 Ostend World Cup August 25, 2009 (Acrobatic Sports): The third World Cup of the 2009 World Cup Series will take place on August 28-29, in Ostend, Belgium. The event will be held in connection with the Flanders Fliffis Cup. The World Cup will feature 132 entries from 18 countries, whereas the Flanders Fliffis Cup will see 228 entries from 14 countries. >> Read more …
Beth Helps To Launch Youth Festival August 25, 2009 (Crewe Guardian): South Cheshire's champion gymnast Beth Tweddle has been passing on some expert advice to the region's future sports stars. Beth took time out from her preparations for the forthcoming World Championships, being held in London in October, to visit youngsters competing in the sixth annual North West StreetGames Festival.  >> Read more …
2009 Veliki-Novgorod World Cup and Volkov Cup August 24, 2009 (Acrobatic Sports): The city of Veliki-Novgorod hosted this past week-end a World Cup event in acrobatic gymnastics, as well as the Volkov Cup.  Overall, more than 200 athletes from twelve countries competed.  The World Cup competition was open to the senior pairs and groups, whereas the Volkov Cup was open to the junior gymnasts.  Gymnasts from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, France, Germany, Israel, Kazakhstan, Portugal, and Russia competed in the World Cup. >> Read more …
Lu Chunlong and Zhong Xingping 2009 Chinese National Championship Competition August 23, 2009 (Acrobatic Sports): Lu Chunlong and Zhong Xingping were crowned at the 2009 Chinese National Championship Competition held in Jinzhong, Shanxi, on August 20-22, 2009. Zhang Lingfeng and Jia Fangfang prevailed in tumbling, whereas Liu Yang-Wang Long and Guo Ran-Zhang Yuanyuan captured the gold medals in synchronized trampoline. > Read more …
World Cup Minsk - Olympic Champion Kanaeva unbeatable ... August 23, 2009 (GYMmedia): Three weeks before the 29th World Championships of Rhythmic Gymnastics (Mie, Japan, Sep 09 - 13) and only one week after the Deriugina Cup in Kiev the world’s best gymnasts met at the last and 8th World Cup event of this season in the Byelorussian capital Minsk. Once again Olympic Champion Evgenia Kanaeva won all four final events. >> Read more …
SPORTS WORLD
Brazil Olympics television rights sold for $210m August 28, 2009 (Sport Business): Brazilian broadcasters TV Globo, Bendeirantes, and Rede Record have agreed a $210 million deal for the media rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics Summer Games. “This is an important announcement, not only for the IOC but for the Olympic movement as a whole,” said IOC president Jacques Rogge in a statement, as reported by newspaper USA Today. >> Read more …
Madrid 2016 is the bid of the athletes August 27, 2009 (Sports Features Communications): Madrid’s bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games begins and ends with athletes of the past, present and future.  The bid has taken every consideration to ensure that athletes are able to achieve their absolute best.  A Games in Madrid promises spectacular venues, world class accommodation, a great climate and outstanding public support across the city and country. >> Read more …
Lausanne To Welcome Another International Federation August 25, 2009 (The Sport Briefing): The International Judo Federation (IJF) has become the latest international federation to confirm it will move its headquarters to the Swiss city of Lausanne. The decision was confirmed following a vote at the IJF Congress in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, in the presence of representatives from 108 member countries. >> Read more …
Lima In Running For 2015 Pan American Games August 26, 2009 (The Sport Briefing): Javier Velasquez Quesque, the Prime Minister of Peru, has thrown his support behind Lima’s bid to bring the 2015 Pan American Games to the country. Velasquez Quesque revealed that the government had already held preliminary talks with the Peruvian Sports Council and other Latin American sports administrators about the possibility of hosting the event. >> Read more …