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Well done, Jen!
March 26, 2010 (IOL):
It was a magnificent moment for
KwaZulu-Natal and the country when Umbilo gymnast Jennifer Khwela
became the first South African to win a gold medal at the
International Gymnastics Federation Artistic Gymnastics World Cup
Series in Doha, Qatar, this week. The quiet 18-year-old beat 67
gymnasts from around the world in the women's vault on Tuesday,
dominating in the qualification round on Monday. She went on to
win the bronze medal in the beam category, and came in sixth on
the floor. >
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China on top of the world
March 25, 2010 (The
Pensinsula):
Chinese gymnasts yet again hogged the limelight by plundering four
gold medals on the final day of the Third Artistic Gymnastics FIG
World Cup yesterday.
The Chinese brigade topped the
medals table with six gold medals, three silver and bronze medals
each for a total of 11 medals. In all there were 10 golds at stake
in his edition of the World Cup.
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Chinese gymnasts dominate on final
day
March 25, 2010 (Gulf Times):
China made a clean sweep on the
final day of the 3rd Artistic Gymnastics FIG World Cup, at the
Aspire Dome yesterday, bagging four out of the five gold medals in
the offing in both men’s and women’s sections.
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Aussie Women Readying for Pacific
Rim
March 25, 2010 (International
Gymnast):
Preparing for the Pacific Rim
Championships in Melbourne, Australian national team coach Peggy
Liddick told IG that the competition will give her team a valuable
chance to hone their skills prior to this fall's world
championships in Rotterdam. >>
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Photo gallery: South American Games
March 25, 2010 (Examiner):
Two-time World floor champion Diego Hypolito led a young Brazilian
men's team to eight medals at the South American Games, held this
week in Medellin, Colombia. The Brazilian men's and women's teams
each won gold in team finals. In the men's competition, Brazil
beat Colombia 343.5-340.35. Argentina, third, scored 327.85. >>
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Jennifer Khwela vaults to gold at
Doha World Cup
March 25, 2010 (Sowetan):
Jennifer Khwela from Umbilo in Durban claimed the gold medal in
the women’s vault yesterday at the International Gymnastics
Federation (FIG’s) Artistic Gymnastics World Cup A competition.
Khwela’s achievement came as no surprise as she qualified first in
the vault, fractionally ahead of Croatian Tijana Tkalcec. She
dominated the vault qualification round, where her landings were
solid and precise. >>
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Chinese gymnasts sparkle
March 24, 2010 (The Peninsula):
China won four medals including two golds to dominate at the Third
Artistic Gymnastics FIG World Cup at the Aspire Dome yesterday. In
the men’s section, Yuguo Huang won Floor event gold medal while
Quishuang Huang claimed women’s category gold in Uneven Bars
event. China’s other medals winners on the second day were
Zhendong Dong (men’s Pommel Horse bronze) and Liufang Wu (women’s
Uneven Bars silver). >
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Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela Rule
South American Games
March 24, 2010 (International
Gymnast):
Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela
dominated the gymnastics competition at the 9th South American
Games, held this week in Medellin, Colombia. The 2010 edition of
the quadrennial South American Games features athletes from 15
nations competing in more than 35 sports, including artistic and
rhythmic gymnastics. >>
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China Takes Four More Golds in Doha
March 24, 2010 (International
Gymnast):
Chinese gymnasts claimed four of
five golds as the 3rd Doha World Cup concluded Wednesday in Qatar.
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Qatar’s Nasser enters final
March 23, 2010 (The
Peninsula):
Qatar’s Nasser Al Hamad qualified for the final of the Vault
apparatus category on the opening day of the third FIG Artistic
Gymnastics World Cup here at the Aspire Dome yesterday. The
20-year-old Al Hamad tallied 15.562 points to end in the sixth
position which guaranteed his place in the men’s Vault finals. >>
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Québécois aux Panaméricains de trampoline
Le 23 mars 2010 (Le trait d’Union):
Dans le cadre
des Championnats panaméricains qui sont disputés à Daytona Beach,
en Floride, du 24 au 27 mars, le Québec a délégué 25 athlètes en
trampoline et tumbling. Pour les athlètes de catégorie junior,
cette rencontre revêt une importance capitale puisqu’elle
permettra à deux garçons et à deux filles de se qualifier en vue
des premiers Jeux olympiques de la Jeunesse qui auront lieu à
Singapour l’été prochain.
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Jordan, South Africa Win First World
Cup Titles
March 23, 2010 (International
Gymnast):
Jordan's Ali Al Asi and South
Africa's Jennifer Khwela made history with their nation's first
gymnastics World Cup titles at the Doha World Cup held Tuesday. Al
Asi, 22, won the gold medal on still rings, a first for a
Jordanian gymnast. He has two previous World Cup silvers,
including a recent second place at the Gymnix World Cup in
Montreal.
Khwela won women's vault, the first World Cup title
for a South African gymnast.
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FIG World Cup set to start today
March 22, 2010 (The
Peninsula):
Qatar’s young gymnasts are hoping to qualify for the final stages
of the Third Doha Artistic Gymnastics FIG World Cup which will get
under way at the Aspire Dome today. The three-day event has
attracted some of the world’s best gymnasts and also includes
talented local gymnasts. Qatar’s Nasser Al Hamad, who reached the
finals in one of the men’s categories last year when the event was
staged at the same venue, is hoping to better that achievement. >>
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Chinese Dominate Doha World Cup
Qualification
March 22, 2010 (International
Gymnast):
Chinese gymnasts led qualification on seven of 10 events as the
3rd Doha World Cup began Monday in Qatar. The Chinese qualified
first on three of the four women's events, with no entries in
women's vault. Huang Qiushuangled both uneven bars and floor
exercise, and qualified fourth on balance beam.
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Preview of the 2010 Junior Pan
American Championships
March 20, 2010 (Acrobatic
Sports):
Coach Aldo
Barborini presents a preview of the Junior event of the 2010 Pan
American Championships that will take place on March 25-27, 2010,
in Daytona Beach, United Sates. The event will be held in
connection with the Pan American Championships and the Pan
American Club Age Group Competition. >>
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Komova, Ferrari, Murakami: Jesolo
tournament attracts top names in women's gymnastics
March 21, 2010 (Examiner):
First year
U.S. seniors Alexandra Raisman, Amanda Jetter and Morgan Smith
have been named to the team that will compete at the talent-packed
Trofeo Citta di Jesolo in Jesolo, Italy next Saturday, USA
Gymnastics announced today. >>
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Gymnastics: World champion Uchimura
receives 3 mil. yen cash reward
March 21, 2010 (Kyodo News):
Kohei
Uchimura received a cash reward of 3 million yen from the Japan
Gymnastic Association Sunday for winning the men's all-around
title at the world championships in October last year. >
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London looks to lessons learned from
Vancouver Olympics
March 24, 2010 (The Globe and
Mail):
Host of the
2012 Summer Games hopes to emulate Vancouver’s success in striking
‘the right balance between safety and security’ – in the face of
severe terror threats. >>
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IOC President praises preparations
for first Youth Olympic Games in Singapore
March 24, 2010 (IOC):
The
President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Jacques
Rogge, today wrapped up a successful trip to Singapore in the
lead-up to the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in August. The trip
included a tour of the sports venues, Culture and Education
Programme activities, and participation in the seminar organised
for the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) that will send athletes
to the YOG. >>
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Jacques Rogge vows tough line on
age, drug cheats
March 24, 2010 (AFP):
International Olympic
Committee president Jacques Rogge on Wednesday vowed a tough line
on anyone taking drugs or lying about their age at this year's
Youth Olympic Games. Singapore hosts the inaugural event for 14 to
18-year-olds in August and Rogge has spent the past three days
inspecting stadiums and being updated on preparations.
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Europe’s first sports social media
site launches
March 24, 2010 (Sport
Business):
SPORTPOST.COM, the first sport-specific social media site in
Europe, launched today. The site encourages fans to ‘share your
sport with the world’ and combines videos, blogs, news and debates
from the world of sport into one central location. >>
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Anti-doping agencies push for
criminal sanctions
March 23, 2010 (Associated
Press):
A leading
anti-doping campaigner is urging the Chinese government to
legislate for criminal sanctions for drug cheats in sports. Jiang
Zhixue, the head of anti-doping at the Chinese State General
Administration of Sport, said existing regulations were not severe
enough as a deterrent for people who either provide athletes with
or encourage the use of prohibited performance-enhancing
substances. >>
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Furlong, other sports dignitaries
pay tribute to Georgian luger
March 23, 2010 (Associated
Press):
The head of
the Vancouver Olympics, an Olympic gold medalist and other
dignitaries attended a ceremony Tuesday at the grave of the
Georgian luger killed during a practice run at last month's Winter
Games.
Vancouver organizing committee
president John Furlong, luge gold medalist Felix Loch,
International Luge Federation president Josef Fendt and other
athletes and officials came to the hometown of Nodar
Kumaritashvili, who died hours before the opening of the games on
Feb. 12. >>
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London 2012 ticketing process opens
March 22, 2010 (Inside the
Games): Paul
Deighton, chief executive of London 2012, said today that the
registration scheme set up as the first step for would-be
spectators at the Olympics and Paralympics had had 40,000 hits in
the first four hours. The
site invites members of the public to indicate which
sports they are interested in ahead of an announced sales date of
spring 2011, when 75 per cent of tickets will go on sale to the
public via a ballot. >
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IOC launches Young Ambassador
Programme for the Youth Olympic Games
March 22, 2010 (IOC):
With fewer than 150
days to go until the first Youth Olympic Games (YOG), the
International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched its Young
Ambassador Programme in Singapore today. The new initiative
engages 30 young people nominated by their National Olympic
Committees (NOCs) to help promote the YOG in their regions and
communities and support the athletes before and during the Games
as well as during their participation in the Culture and Education
Programme (CEP). >>
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Winter Paralympics declared
best-ever by IPC President
March 21, 2010 (Inside the
Games): Sir
Philip Craven tonight declared Vancouver 2010 the "best-ever
Winter Paralympic Games" as he brought the curtain down on an
event that has inspired, enthralled and surprised in equal measure
at a Closing Ceremony that was a fitting finale even though the
rain did make it something of a test of endurance at times.
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Delhi shows it is Game for Green
March 21,
2010 (CWGDelhi2010):
It was a milestone event. Hundreds of sports lovers had besieged
the India gate lawns to paint their heart out for the success of
the Commonwealth Games beginning from 3 October. Led by eminent
painters Satish Gujral and Jatin Das, Delhi-ites painted a
200-foot long canvas to mark the milestone event ‘200 Days-to-Go’
for the Games. Green Games was the underlined theme for the
paintings on the 200-foot long canvas.
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Qatar anti-doping centre underlines
strategy to attract world's top events
March 20, 2010 (Sports
Features):
Qatar has taken another step in its strategy to gain a place at
the top table of world sport with plans for a state-of-the-art
anti-doping testing and research facility in Doha. The project has
been confirmed by Anti Doping Lab Qatar (ADLQ) whose facilities
will be centred on the Aspire Zone ‘sports city’ in Doha. >>
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Colombia plans bid for Youth
Olympics and Pan American Games
March 19, 2010 (Inside the
Games):
Colombia President Alvaro Uribe announced today that his country
plans to launch bids for a number of major events, including the
Pan American Games and the Summer Youth Olympics, as well as the
2026 FIFA World Cup. >>
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Tunisia holds congress on “Improving
performance and preserving athletes’ health”
March 19, 2010 (Tunisia
Online News):
“Improving performance and preserving athletes’ health” is the
theme of the International Sports Medicine Congress, due to be
held from March 19 to 20 in Tunis by the Tunisian National Olympic
Committee (CNOT). Dr. Michel Leglise, President of the Medical
Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation will give a
paper on “child, youth and high-level sport” highlighting ”
Physical, technical, medical and physiological preventions”. >>
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“Let’s Move” Campaign Sparks
Interest From The Little Gym
March 18, 2010 (Article Ant):
A new national campaign was recently initiated by First Lady
Michelle Obama to encourage children and their families to
maintain healthy lifestyles. To keep the momentum in full gear,
The Little Gym is helping families keep overall healthy living and
exercise part of their daily routine. Paul Dickison of The Little
Gym International recommends that parents consider the following
activities for their children. These activities help to maintain
an active lifestyle and provide a range of other long-term
benefits. Gymnastics …
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Canada's Own the Podium program
vindicated by Olympics: Dick Pound
March 18, 2010 (The Canadian
Press):
Canada's Own The Podium program might have come under fire at
points during the Vancouver Olympics. But Canadian IOC member Dick
Pound said the program worked and the blueprint should be used for
future Games. Own The Podium forced Canada to be more ruthless
when it handed out Olympic training funding, he said. >>
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