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Qatar to host FIG World Cup September 11, 2009 (The Peninsula): Some of world’s top gymnasts will be seen in action at the second Artistic Gymnastics FIG World Cup to be held at the Aspire Dome from September 28 to 30. After the success of World Cup here in March 2008, this category A event returns to Doha and is expected to witness some high-quality performances. >> Read more … and see also Gulf Times
Gymnastics: City of Liverpool gymnast Beth Tweddle to lead September 10, 2009 (ICLiverpool): Beth Twedle will lead a 10-strong British team in next month’s World Gymnastic Championships at the O2 in London. The 24-year-old has been the leading light in British gymnastics for a number of years, becoming world champion on the asymmetric bars in 2006 and finishing fourth on the same apparatus at the Olympic Games in Beijing last year. >> Read more …
Russian rhythmic gymnasts win team gold at world championships September 10, 2009 (RIA Novosti): Russia won the team gold medal at the rhythmic gymnastic world championships in Japan on Thursday. The team of Evgeniya Kanaeva, Olga Kapranova, Daria Kondakova and Daria Dmitrieva received 282.175 points. Belarus finished second with 262.825 points while Azerbaijan won the bronze with 258.525 points. >> Read more …
Kanaeva dominates at rhythmic gymnastics worlds September 10, 2009 (USA Today): Olympic champion Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia won two more gold medals at the rhythmic gymnastic world championships on Thursday. Kanaeva won the ball and ribbon events Thursday, adding to the hoop and rope gold medals she received Tuesday. Kanaeva received 28.575 points in the final of the ball event and completed her sweep with 28.000 points for her routine in ribbon. >> Read more … and see also >> GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL >>  The Canadian Press  …. International Gymnast
2009 Salzgitter World Cup Preview September 9, 2009 (Acrobatic Sports): One week after the World Cup held in Zielona Gora, Poland, and two weeks after the World Cup held in Ostend, Belgium, the fifth and final leg of the 2009 World Cup Series will take place at the 1,500-seat Amselstieg sports hall in Salzgitter, Germany, on September 11-12, 2009. >> Read more …
Olympic champion Kanaeva leads at rhythmic gymnastics world championships September 9, 2009 (Associated Press): Olympic champion Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia put herself in position to win another gold medal at the rhythmic gymnastics world championships on Wednesday, finishing first in qualifying for the individual ribbon event. Kanaeva, who won two gold medals on Tuesday, received 28.425 points from the judges to finish first in qualification for Thursday's final in ribbon. >> >> Read more … & and also >> GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL
U.S. men crack top five in Trampoline/Tumbling world rankings September 8, 2009 (Sport Features): For the first time, the U.S. men are in the top five in the International Gymnastics Federation’s World Rankings for trampoline and tumbling.  The synchronized trampoline duo of Steven Gluckstein, Atlantic Highlands, N.J., and Logan Dooley of Lake Forest, Calif./USA, are second in the rankings, with fourth place spots for Kalon Ludvigson of Pocatello, Idaho, in men’s tumbling and Dooley in men’s individual trampoline. >> Read more …
Gymnasts put spring into Tokyo 2016's Olympic step September 8, 2008 (Sports Features): Tokyo’s capabilities as a venue for international sports events are being underlined, says the city’s 2016 Olympics bid leaders, by the world’s top rhythmic gymnasts. World-class competitors from around 50 countries will be dazzling thousands of supporters with ropes, hoops, balls and ribbons at the sport’s 29th world championships Mie Prefecture’s Sun Arena until September 13. >> Read more …
Kanayeva Captures First Two Golds in Mie September 8, 2009 (International Gymnast): Olympic champion Yevgenia Kanayeva (Russia) captured both golds Tuesday at the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Mie, Japan. Kanayeva, who led the qualification for both rope and hoop, won the finals Tuesday evening. The reigning European champion is favored to sweep the competition in Mie. >> Read more … and see also >> GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL >>  USA Today and Xinhua
China withdraws from team event of rhythmic gymnastics worlds September 8, 2009 (Xinhua): Beijing Olympics silver medalist China has withdrawn due to an athlete's injury from the group competition of the ongoing 29th rhythmic gymnastics world championships, organizers said here Tuesday. "One of our key gymnasts who have participated in the Beijing Olympics, Sun Dan, suffered injury to her feet during a training session Monday," confirmed Xia Yanfei, coach of the Chinese rhythmic gymnastic team.  >> Read more …
Rhythmic gymnastics world championships showcase elite sport organisation in Japan September 7, 2009 (Sport Features): As the world’s top rhythmic gymnasts dazzle thousands of enthusiastic supporters with ropes, hoops, balls and ribbons at the sport’s 29th World Championships, the spectacle showcases the nation of Japan’s latest impressive display of international sport event management and organisation. >> Read more … and see also >> Around the Rings
Rhythmic gymnastics world championships kicks off in Japan September 7, 2009 (Xinhua): The 29th rhythmic gymnastics world championships kicked off in Japan's Mie Prefecture on Monday, attracting top gymnasts from more than 50 countries and regions. The tournament is the first after new rules and apparatus were introduced in rhythmic gymnastics after the Beijing Olympics last year and would provide a great opportunity for gymnasts to test how they adapt to the new rules.  >> Read more …
Russia starts well at rhythmic gymnastics worlds September 7, 2009 (Associated Press): Olympic champion Evgeniya Kanaeva took the halfway lead during qualifying Monday, helping Russia to a strong start on the opening day of the rhythmic gymnastics world championships. Kanaeva scored 28.775 points in the hoop competition to finish ahead of compatriot Daria Kondakova. Olga Kapranova, also of Russia, was third. >> Read more …  >> GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL
Russia expected to dominate rhythmic gymnastics September 6, 2009 (USA Today): Olympic champion Evgeniya Kanaeva will headline Russia's bid to maintain its dominance at the rhythmic gymnastics world championships. The 19-year-old Kanaeva won her first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics last year when Russia took top honors in both the individual and team events. Kanaeva also won at the world games earlier this year and will be the favorite for the gold at the Sept. 7-13 event at Mie's Sun Arena. > Read more …
Huang Shanshan and Lu Chunlong Winners of the 2009 Zielona Gora World Cup September 5, 2009 (Acrobatic Sports): Huang Shanshan (CHN) and Lu Chunlong (CHN), who beat a world record, triumphed in the women's and men's individual finals of the World Cup held today in Zielona Gora, Poland. In synchronized trampoline, the winners were Yulia Domchevska-Elena Movchan (UKR) in the women's, and Masaki Ito-Shunsuke Nagasaki (JPN) in the men's. With their gold medal, Domchevska-Movchan have locked the final victory in the 2009 World Cup Final Series. The tumbling competitions in Poland yielded gold medals for Elena Chabanenko (UKR) and Evgeni Zinukov (RUS). > Read more …
SPORTS WORLD
Statistics on Prohibited Substances or Methods in Doping Samples Published September 2009 (ICSSPE): The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published their annual statistic on analyses conducted by the 34 WADA accredited laboratories for both, in and out-of-competition testing. >> Read more …
Olympics: Madrid to apply IOC doping rules if it hosts 2016 Games September 9, 2009 (Channel News Asia): International Olympic Committee doping rules will prevail over Spanish laws if Madrid is chosen to hold the 2016 Olympic Games, Spain's Olympic Committee president Alejandro Blanco said Tuesday. He was reacting to the IOC evaluation commission report of Madrid's bid to host the Games published last week, which said Spain's anti-doping legislation was possibly not up to its standards. >> Read more …
Three Cities Move Forward With Youth Olympic Bids September 7, 2009 (The Sport Briefing): Poznan (Poland), Nanjing (China) and Guadalajara (Mexico) on Friday stepped up their bids for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games by delivering their bid books for the event to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne. The three bids is a significant reduction on the number of cities that put themselves forward for next year’s inaugural event after Indonesia, Morocco and Turkey shelved their initial interest. >> Read more …
IOC agrees $100m Olympics TV rights deal in Spain September 7, 2009 (Sport Business): Spanish public-service broadcaster RTVE has acquired the media rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympics, paying $100 million. >> Read more …
2016 Olympic host decision rest now on emotional element September 5, 2009 (Sports Features): As the bidding process to host the 2016 Olympic Games move into its final four weeks, the voting criteria take on a different balance. This past week's publication of the evaluation report, has made IOC members fully aware of the risks and the challenges facing each bid. All four cities - Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo - are well capable of hosting the Games but the voting process has become subjective rather than technical so each bid team must go into lobbying overdrive to sell the heart and soul of their projects - and, crucially, to contrust potential second and third round alliances through targeted networking. >> Read more …
IOC Member Leo Wallner resigns NOC presidency September 4, 2009 (Sports Features): Amid doping and financial scandals being investigated within the Austrian national Olympic Committee the president has resigned. Wallner issued a statement Friday that he will be giving his resignation three weeks prior to an extraordinary general assembly scheduled to affront the issues. Citing a need for restructuring he is leavingnthe post as the NOC is mired in questions over how the ÖOC administered funds supporting Salzburg’s ultimately vain candidacy to host the 2014 Winter Games. >> Read more …