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Whitby's Vaculik back in fine form
March 18, 2010 (News Durham
Region):
Gemini gymnast Kristina Vaculik capped a remarkable return to
major international competition with her second gold medal in as
many days on Sunday at the DTB Gymnastics World Cup in Cottbus,
Germany. After winning gold and silver on uneven bars and vault on
Saturday, the 17-year-old Whitby resident tied Poland's Marta
Pihan-Kulesza for gold in Sunday's floor final and earned her
second silver of the meet on beam behind Russia's Tatiana
Solovyeva. >>
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Stretching Out: 10 observations from
the March IG
March 18, 2010 (International
Gymnast): Once
again, IG editor Dwight Normile compiles a list of
nuggets—editorially and photographically—from the current issue of
International Gymnast magazine. When IG contributor John Crumlish
sat down with Aljaz Pegan, 35, and Mitja Petkovsek, 33, the
veteran Slovenians really opened up. Here's what Pegan said about
the 2009 world high bar champ:
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Photo gallery: Rhythmic gymnastics
World Cup
March 18, 2010 (Examiner):
Although this
site is primarily about men's and women's artistic gymnastics,
every now and then I come across something totally cool about
artistic's hyperflexible cousin, rhythmic gymnastics. One example
are the images below, which captured by Associated Press
photographer Bela Szandelszky at the Garantiqa World Cup held the
weekend before last in Debrecen, Hungary. >>
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March 16, 2010 (Wicked
Local): Local
gymnasts from Head Over Heels in Norwell were thrilled to meet
international star gymnast and reigning gold medal champion Nastia
Liukin at their home gym recently. And then last month, 13 USA
team members from Head Over Heels provided the thrills at their
first-ever international meet, which took place in Puerto Rico.
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Deng Linlin, Jiang Yuyuan swing into
action for Wild Rose Invitational
March 16, 2010 (Examiner):
Olympic gold
medalists Jiang Yuyuan and Deng Linlin are among the gymnasts
scheduled to compete in the all-around at the Triple Flip Wild
Rose Invitational April 2-4 in Edmonton, Alberta. >>
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He Yuxiang 2010 Asian Junior
Champion
March 16, 2010 (Acrobatic
Sports): He
Yuxiang (CHN) was crowned 2010 Asian Junior Champion today thanks
to a sterling performance in the men's trampoline final at the
Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. Cheng Haopeng (CHN) captured the
silver medal, whereas Ginga Munemoto (JPN) claimed the bronze
medal.
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Dong Yu wins the 2010 Asian Junior
Championships
March 15, 2010 (Acrobatic
Sports): Dong
Yu (CHN) became the first Asian Junior Champion in trampoline as
she triumphed in the women's trampoline final of the 2010 Asian
Junior Championships held today at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba,
Japan. Chisato Doihata (JPN) and Miyu Yoshimura (JPN) captured the
silver and bronze medals for the host country. >>
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Gymnast seeks new life in NZ
March 16, 2010 (NZ Herald):
Controversial
Chinese gymnast Dong Fangxiao has sworn her potential New Zealand
employers to silence as she tries to make a new life in the
Waikato. The Huntly Gym Club wants to hire the Olympic medallist
as a coach and has applied for $11,500 of funding from Waikato
District Council to buy equipment and $10,000 to pay for her
professional services. >
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Chinese Domination in the 2010 Asian
Junior Championships Preliminaries
March 14, 2010 (Acrobatic
Sports): The
Chinese team cruised through the women's and men's preliminaries
of the Asian Junior Championships that took place yesterday and
today in Chiba, Japan. In the women's, Dong Yu (CHN) took the lead
over Liu Lingling (CHN) and Wu Chuwen (CHN). In the women's, Cheng
Haopeng (CHN) claimed the first place over He Yuxiang (CHN) and Ge
Fei (CHN).
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Kristina Vaculik wins two more
medals as Cottbus competition concludes
March 14, 2010 (Examiner):
Canada's
Kristina Vaculik, Japan's Yosuke Hoshi and the Netherlands's Epke
Zonderland were among the winners on the final day of competition
at the Cottbus World Cup in Cottbus, Germany. >>
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Cottbus World Cup: Oksana
Chusovitina, Marcel Nguyen golden for Germany
March 13, 2010 (Examiner):
Oksana
Chusovitina and Marcel Nguyen brought the host country two gold
medals during the first day of apparatus finals at the Cottbus
World Cup, going on this weekend in Cottbus, Germany. >
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Tatiana Solovyeva, Germans lead
three events after Cottbus World Cup qualifications
March 12, 2010 (Examiner):
Russia's
Tatiana Solovyeva led on uneven bars, balance beam and floor
exercise after the first day of competition at the
34th Cottbus World Cup in Cottbus, Germany. >
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China leaves underage gymnast in the
cold
March 12, 2010 (Associated
Press): Used,
perhaps abused and now tossed away. Chinese officials' treatment
of Olympic gymnast Dong Fangxiao, found to have been underage when
China fielded her at the Sydney Games in 2000, really makes the
blood boil. Despite China's official denials, accumulating
evidence that Dong was just 14 when she competed on the team that
won Olympic bronze now includes her personal CV, which says she
was born Jan. 23, 1986. >
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SPORTS WORLD
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Panel discovers 43 workers killed
building Delhi Commonwealth Games facilities
March 18, 2010 (Inside the
Games): At
least 43 workers have been killed building venues for the upcoming
Commonwealth Games in New Delhi because of dangerous construction
sites and a lack of proper safety equipment, a court-appointed
panel has discovered. >
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UK Sport already plotting how Great
Britain will own the London 2012 podium
March 18, 2010 (More than the
Games): UK
Sport chief executive John Steele has confirmed Great Britain will
use a similar version of Canada's Own the Podium programme to
ensure British athletes enjoy unprecedented medal success at
London 2012. >>
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Oil revenue row threatens Rio 2016,
World Cup 2014
March 18, 2010 (Sport
Business): Rio
de Janeiro will be unable to build the infrastructure required to
host the 2016 Olympics if a proposed redistribution of Brazil's
oil wealth goes ahead, the head of the city's Olympics organising
committee has said. >>
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Heavyweight sponsors to speak at
SportAccord
March 18, 2010 (Sport
Business):
Executives from adidas, Audi, Emirates and Swiss Timing will speak
at a session on sponsorship strategy at the next SportAccord
Convention. The convention is taking place at the Atlantis Palm
Resort in Dubai from April 25 to 30 this year. It is the first
edition of the SportAccord Convention to be held in the Middle
East. >>
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Coca-Cola to be sponsor of Delhi
Commonwealth Games
March 17, 2010 (Inside the
Games):
Coca-Cola today agreed to become the official beverages partner of
the Commonwealth Games, which are due to open in New Delhi on
October 3. The announcement of the deal, which was signed to
coincide with 200 days to go until the Opening Ceremony, is a
major boost for Indian officials who continue to come under fire
for their slow pace in getting facilities ready for the Games.
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Militant attacks halt Palistan games
March 17, 2010 (Sport
Business): The
Pakistan Olympic Association has provisionally rescheduled the
country's national games, due to take place this month, for
December due to over security fears. More than 3,000 athletes were
due to take part in the Games, which were to be held in Peshawar,
the BBC reports. >>
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Games chief worried Delhi still not
ready with 200 days to go
March 17, 2010 (Inside the
Games): New
Delhi's preparations for the Commonwealth Games have again come
under fire from Mike Hooper, the chief executive of the
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), who has admitted that the
organisation is growing increasingly frustrated at the missed
deadlines.
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L'ONU
critique Sotchi
Le 16 mars 2010 (RDS):
L'ONU a critiqué la Russie dans un rapport paru
mardi pour sa lenteur à mettre en oeuvre des décisions destinées à
protéger l'environnement dans la région de Sotchi (sud), où
doivent se dérouler les jeux Olympiques d'hiver en 2014. >>
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Georgian luger was insured by Games
March 15, 2010 (The Canadian
Press): The
family of a Georgian luger who died at the 2010 Winter Olympics
will receive insurance money from the Vancouver organizing
committee. >>
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2018 : Trois villes candidates
Le 15 mars 2010 (RDS):
Trois villes ont déposé dans les délais leur
dossier de candidature pour la sélection préliminaire des Jeux
olympiques d'hiver 2018, a annoncé le Comité international
olympique. >
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IMF report warns Olympic 2018 cities
of the perils of bidding
March 15, 2010 (Inside the
Games): Cities
bidding for the 2018 Winter Olympics should make sure that hosting
the event fits into their strategic goals and also that they are
worth it, a new report published today by the International
Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned. >>
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> Inside the Games
on Munich >>
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New Zealand Government rejects
Auckland Commonwealth Games bid
March 16, 2010 (Inside the Games):
Auckland's hopes of launching a bid for the 2018
Commonwealth Games are over after the New Zealand Government
confirmed today that it will not support it financially. >
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SPORTELAsia 2010 winds up with super
success in Singapore
March 12, 2010 (Sport
Features):
SPORTELAsia celebrated the latest edition of the ever growing
sports content market with a good 45 countries in attendance at
the meetings in Singapore March 8-10. Over 290 companies were
present to network and market their sports content products. >>
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