FéDéRATION INTERNATIONALE DE  GYMNASTIQUE
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Cirque du Soleil to Make Debut in Russia Oct 23, 2009 (The St Petersburg Times) Gymnastique artistique: Une quarantaine d’entraîneurs et de pratiquants en stage Oct 22, 2009 (Le Soleil)
GYMNASTICS * ++ 2009, World Championships London Oct 13 - 18
** OCTOBER 20, 2009 * Top Russian gymnast Ryazanov dies in car crash (AFP) * Yuri Ryazanov Killed in Car Accident (International Gymnast) ____________________________________________ * GYMNASTICS EXCLUSIVE: Beth Tweddle's gold raises hopes of London 2012 glory (Mail Online) ** OCTOBER 19 * Trampolinists Stay in Sync Despite Their Distance (The New York Times) * Worlds over, on to 2012 for gymnasts (Universal Sports) * Mitchell arrives as international gymnastics star (WAtoday) * Beth Tweddle targets 2012 Olympics after her world championship gold (Guardian) * OCTOBER 23 * Tweddle claims superb World gold (BBC Sport) * Beth Tweddle wins World Championship gold on floor (Telegraph) * Beth Tweddle finds her feet on the floor to clinch rare gold for Britain 2009 (Guardian) * Deng makes it six gold as China end worlds on high (AFP) * Deng promises more after claiming balance beam world title (More than the Games) * China makes it 3 wins in a row with gold on rings (AP) * China bags three more golds at gymnastics worlds (Xinhua) * China caps off worlds with yet another gold medal (USA Today) * Gymnastics world championships / Alexander Shatilov wins Israel's first-ever medal (Ha’aretz) * Shatilov captures world championship bronze for Israel (Jerusalem Post) * Aussie grabs bronze at world gymnastics titles; United regains top spot (Courier Mail) * China claims three of the five gold at London world championships (CCTV) * Sydneysider wins gymnastics bronze in UK (The Sydney Morning Herald) * Aussie gymnast Sellathurai in awe of Chinese (AFP) * China grabs three golds in gymnastics world (Xinhua) * Louis Smith, the fallen hero (Times Online) ** OCTOBER 17 * Kayla Williams, 16, wins gold for US at gym worlds (Associated Press) * Swiss gymnast vaults to success (Swiss Info) * Williams shows what she can do with gold (Reuters) * Dragulescu wins another title on floor exercise (Associated Press) * Gymnastics-Smith not yet in perfect harmony with pommel routine (Reuters) * Louis Smith's pommel horse choice backfires at World Championships (Telegraph) * Louis Smith falls to earth as his gold-medal gamble fails (Guardian) * Error from Smith sees Brit finish last at World Championships (More than the Games) * China finally strike gold in London (Reuters) * China makes it 3 wins in a row with gold on rings (Associated Press) * Chinese run rings around gymnastics rivals (AFP) * He Kexin adds world gong to Olympic gold in London (More than the Games) * 2009 World Championships event finals: Chinese, Kayla Williams, Marian Dragulescu strike gold (Examiner) * Williams claims vault gold at World Gymnastics (AFP) * United States makes one-two finish in women's all-around at gymnastics worlds (Xinhua) * Tsurumi stunned by gymnastics bronze triumph (AFP) ** OCTOBER 16 ___________________ * Dream’ silver signals Daniel Keatings’ arrival   (The Times) * Keatings and Britain step out of the shadows (BBC) * Daniel Keatings a gallant second to special one (The Times) * Uchimura takes all-around title at gymnastics worlds (Xinhua) ** OCTOBER 15 ________________ * All - Around Joy as Tired Keatings Wins World Silver  (New York Times) * Horton sits unhappily through all-around final (Reuters) *Daniel Keatings claims historic medal at the World Gymnastics Championships (Telegraph) *Daniel Keatings hits heights   to win Britain's first all-around world medal  (Guardian) * Uchimura good as gold at world gym championships  (AP) * Beth Tweddle hopes mat finish will not prove the end (Guardian) * Rebecca Downie falls from grace at Worlds  (Telegraph) * Japan's Uchimura takes world gymnastics title  (AFP) *  Horton's medal hopes go splat at gymnastics worlds (US TODAY) *  Uchimura Dominates World All-Around Final  (Intern. Gymnast) *  'First I knew was when my head hit floor'   (Times Online) * Surprise/No surprise: A few quick notes on women's qualifying at the 2009 Worlds   (Examiner) *   Gymnastics: Smith to unveil new routine in world finals  (Telegraph) * Aussie gymnasts lift bar in world champs    (Brisbane Times) * He, Hong lead Asian gymnastics charge   (AFP) * Bross and Porgras upstage their illustrious rivals (Reuters) ** OCTOBER 14 _______________ *  Sloan recovers from fall to keep up with all-around pace at Worlds  (More than the Games) *   Bross leads; Sloan fifth  (ESPN Sports) *  China's Deng tops qualifying at gymnastic worlds  (AP) *  Inside the World Gymnastics  (BBC Sports) * Beth Tweddle misses uneven bars final after botching signature move   (Guardian) * No medal for Tewddle    (Sportinglife) * Tweddle out of uneven bars; fights on in floor exercise at World Championships  (More thean the Games) *  Tweddle Fluffs Her Lines In Front Of Home Fans   (New York Times) *  Beth Tweddle in tears again as fall wrecks medal hopes at World Championships   (Telegraph) ** OCTOBER 13 ______________________ *  Liukin struggles to adapt to spectator role (Reuters) *  Louis Smith's 2012 X Factor  (BBC Sport) *   Japan's Uchimura shines in qualifying  (Reuters) *  British gymnastics is enjoying its moment in the spotlight   (Guardian) * Daniel Keatings looking for perfection after early fall from his horse  (Daily Mail)  * Keatings gives the local fans a show at gym worlds  (AP) * Louis Smith leads British trio into World Championship finals (Guardian) *  Daniel Keatings 'ecstatic' after qualifying for all-around final in World Championships (Telegraph) * Daniel Keating pulls out all-around stops after pommel crash  (Guardian) * American McNeill 2nd in early qualifying at worlds (Associated Press) * Upbeat Smith impresses to reach world final (More than the Games) * Report - World Gymnastics is first London trial run (BBC Sport) * First 2012 venue put through paces in dress rehearsal (Times Online) * Gymnastics / World Championships / Raising the bar  (Haaretz) * Gymnastics: Louis Smith and the bouncing Brits begin the long stretch to 2012  (Daily Mail) ** OCTOBER 12 ____________________ * Britain is making the jump to gymnastics' big-time (Associated Press) * Home support will make difference - Smith  (BBC) * Gymnastics: Smith aims high (Sky Sports) * Final Day of Worlds Podium Training (International Gymnast) * Smith feeling the pressure (Sporting life) * Beth Tweddle hungry for redemption but happy to share British burden (Guardian) * Beth Tweddle and Louis Smith give Britain golden opportunity at World Championships (Telegraph) * Favored status: Sloan is one to beat at gym worlds (Associated Press) * Tweddle happy to be the chaser in world title bid (More than the Games) *Horton keen to be 'the guy' at world championships  (Associated Press) * Rizzo confident despite injury troubles  (Brisbane Times) * Injury knocks all-around favorite from gym worlds  (USA Today) * Fabian Hambüchen sagt WM-Start in London ab  (Die Welt) * Hambüchen sagt ab (N-TV) ** OCTOBER 11 ______________________________ * Olympic champion Liukin given role FIG role (Inside the Games) * Vaulting ambition (Times Online) * Olympic gymnastics champion elected athlete rep (USA Today) * 2009 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships O (Dallas News) * Preview - Gymnastics-Seasoned teens eye coveted all-round title  (Reuters) ** OCTOBER 10 _________________ * United States Enters the World Championships Seeking the Next Liukin (Associated Press) ** OCTOBER 09 __________________ * GB gymnasts target World medals  (BBC Sport)
SPORTS WORLD
South Africa may bid for 2020 Olympics Oct 22, 2009 (CBC Sports): The head of South African organizers for next year's World Cup thinks a successful soccer tournament could lead to the Olympics being held on that continent for the first time in 2020. "The IOC decided to give South America its first Olympics, so the only continent now without an Olympics is the African continent, and therefore I think it's something that the IOC certainly will have to begin to think about," organizing committee chief executive Danny Jordaan told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Read more …
Nigeria to join WADA Executive Committee in 2011 Oct 19, 2009 (Daily Trust): Nigeria has been nominated to serve on the Executive Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for a one-year term in 2011. The country was nominated for the seat at the third session of the African Union (AU) Conference of Ministers of Sports held in Abuja from Oct. 12 to Oct. 16. >> Read more …
International Olympic Committee to be given observer status at UN Oct 19, 2009 (Times Online): Sport is to be elevated to the top table of world politics as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is granted observer status at the UN General Assembly. A draft resolution, backed by 25 countries, including Britain and the US, is expected to be passed today. It would mark a first for a sporting body, and be a personal coup for Jacques Rogge, the IOC president. Read more … and see also Xinhua
IOC Receives Three Bids For 2018 Winter Games Oct 19, 2009 (The Sport Briefing): The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that three cities have been put forward by their respective National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to apply to host the 2018 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Annecy (France), Munich (Germany) and PyeongChang (Korea) all confirmed their bids by the deadline on October 15 and all three cities will now proceed to Phase One of the IOC’s two-step procedure, which will lead to the election of the 2018 host city in Durban, South Africa, in July 2011. Read more …
Brazil vows safe Olympics after 14 killed in Rio Oct 18, 2009 (Associated Press): At least 2,000 police officers patrolled this coastal city Sunday and Brazilian officials pledged to host a violence-free 2016 Olympics despite bloody drug gang shootouts that left 14 people dead. Read more … and see also Sport Business
WADA targets more than just the dope-cheat athletes Oct 17, 2009 (Sports Features): Sports should pursue not only the athletes guilty of taking performance-enhancing drugs but the agents, coaches and even family members who pressure, persuade and supply them to break the rules. David Howman, secretary-general of the World Anti-Doping Agency, urged on a FIFA medical conference a wider vision of the ongoing war on drug cheats. Read more …
London 2012 confirm events switch to Wembley Oct 15, 2009 (USA Today): London 2012 organizers confirmed plans Thursday to stage the badminton and rhythmic events at Wembley Arena instead of a temporary Olympic venue. The switch from east to northwest London will trim about 20 million pounds ($31.5 million) from the cost of the 2012 Games. Read more … and see also Xinhua