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GYMNASTICS
Despite flu scare, Shin still hopeful for medal September 4, 2009 (JoongAngDaily): Korea’s Shin Soo-ji has set high but reachable goals for herself in the 29th Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 in Mie, Japan. The international event, with gymnasts and officials from about 50 nations, will be held Monday to Sept. 13 at the Mie Prefectural Sun Arena. >> Read more …
Lake Forest man today competes for trampoline World Cup September 3, 2009 (OC Register): An El Toro High graduate will attempt to win an international world cup trampoline championship against the vaunted Chinese team in Poland. Just last weekend, Logan Dooley, of Lake Forest, won an international world cup event in Belgium. >> Read more …
Rhythmic gymnastics: Francesca has Japan chance September 3, 2009 (ThisisWiltshire.co.uk): Frome gymnastics starlet Francesca Fox has been chosen to represent Great Britain at Senior level at the World Championships in Mie, Japan, in September. The 17-year-old has been in the form of her life in recent months and this continued at the UK trials to determine the team who would travel to Asia.  >> Read more …
Changes to elite programme for gymnasts September 3, 2009 (The Star): The recent resignation of top rhythmic gymnast Foong Seow Ting from the elite programme is the last straw for Malaysian Gymnastics Federation (MGF) and National Sports Council (NSC). And both parties want to start afresh on a programme to bring excellence for Malaysia in the sport. >> Read more … and see also The Star (August 29)
Detailed Preview of the 2009 Zielona Gora World Cup September 1, 2009 (Acrobatic Sports): Overall, 169 entries from 25 countries are recorded for the World Cup event. The age group "Winobranie" International Tournament will be held in parallel on September 3-4, 2009. One week after the Ostend World Cup, the fourth leg of the 2009 World Cup Series will take place at the MOSIR sports hall in Zielona Gora, Poland, on September 4-5, 2009. The fifth and last World Cup of the World Cup Series will take place one week later in Salzgitter, Germany. >> Read more …
In need of a rest, Liukin to miss 2009 World Championships September 1, 2009 (The Dallas Morning News): Gymnast Nastia Liukin, the Olympic all-around champion, announced Monday that she will not compete at the 2009 World Championships in October in London. >> Read more … and see also >>  Associated Press, International Gymnast, USA Today
2009 World Cup Series Rankings Updated after the Ostend World Cup August 31, 2009 (Acrobatic Sports): In the 2009 World Cup Series Rankings updated after the Ostend World Cup, the leaders are Jason Burnett (CAN - men's trampoline), Elena Movchan (UKR - women's trampoline), Sebastien Martiny-Gregoire Pennes (FRA - men's synchro), Yulia Domchevska-Elena Movchan (UKR - women's synchro), Andrei Krylov (RUS - men's tumbling), and Anna Korobeynikova (RUS - women's tumbling), who is very close to the final victory after three gold medals in three World Cups. >> Read more …
Indian quartet to take part in World Rhythmic Gymnastics August 31, 2009 (Indopia): For the first time ever an Indian women&aposs team has qualified for the World Rhythmic Gymnastic Championships to be held at Mie in Japan from September 7-13. Akshata Shete, Pooja Surve and Sadichchha Kulkarni, all from Mumbai , and Mitali from Jammu and Kashmir form the four-member team at the World Championship, a media release from the Gymnastic Federation of India said today. >> Read more …
Roster set for Rhythmic Gymnastics Worlds August 31, 2009 (Universal Sports): 2009 U.S. all-around champion Ava Gehringer of Evanston, Ill., and Julie Zetlin of Bethesda, Md., will represent the United States at the 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, Sept. 7-13, in Mie, Japan. >> Read more …
Rizzo, Sellathurai head Aussie worlds' gymnasts August 31, 2009 (AFP): Former world high bar champion Philippe Rizzo and world pommel horse silver medalist Prashanth Sellathurai head an Australian team of six men named Monday for the FIG World Artistic Championships in London in October. >> Read more …
Gymnasts eyeing a better outing in world meet August 29, 2009 (The Star): Gymnasts Elaine Koon, Foong Seow Ting, Nur Hidayah Abdul Wahid and Wan Siti Haniza Wan Izahar will be participating in the 29th Rhythmic Gymnastic World Champion­ships in Mie, Japan from Sept 7-13. >> Read more …
Former Blythe resident inducted in Gymnastics Hall of Fame August 27, 2009 (blythecanews.com): Former Blythe resident Arthur Davis and his acrobatic gymnastics partner, Shenea Booth, were inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame on Aug. 14. Ceremonies were held in Dallas, Texas. Davis and Booth became the first U.S. acrobatic gymnastics world champions in the mixed pairs' event at the 2002 World Championships and then became the first U.S. acro athletes to repeat as world champions when they defended their title in 2004. >> Read more …
SPORTS WORLD
Tokyo's Olympic Bid Lacking Local Backing - Report September 2, 2009 (The Sport Briefing): Madrid’s bid for the 2016 Olympic Games enjoys the strongest backing from the country’s population of any of the four bid cities, with Tokyo again lagging behind in the support stakes, according to the findings of a new report. The global study, entitled “Sponsoring 21+”, has been conducted by sponsorship consultancy Sport+Markt, and reveals that 93% of Spaniards support Madrid’s bid, closely followed by the American support for Chicago (92%) and the Brazilian support for Rio de Janeiro (89%). The Japanese are at the bottom of the rankings as only 72% state that they find Tokyo’s application “very good” or “good”. >> Read more …
Rio Bid Boosted As IOC Report Highlights Chicago Financial Fears September 2, 2009 (The Sport Briefing): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission’s highly anticipated report on the candidate cities for the 2016 Olympics has raised numerous questions about the financial support underpinning Chicago’s bid. The US city remains the bookmakers’ favourite to secure the hosting rights when the 106 IOC members vote on the 2016 host in the Danish city of Copenhagen on October 2, and although the Commission's report is unlikely to be decisive it could well influence some of the members. >> Read more … and see also Sport Business
2016 Olympic host bidders await their report card September 1, 2009 (Sports Features Communications): Exactly one month out from the vote for the host to the 2016 Olympic Games representatives of all four bid cities - Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo - are all anxiously awaiting the publication within hours of the IOC evaluation report. >> Read more …