Tag: FIG
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The FIG Appeal Tribunal Seized
Lausanne (SUI), July 23, 2012: Following the notification by the FIG of the disciplinary sanctions, on June 22, 2012, Ms Irina Deleanu has asserted its right to appeal to the Appeal Tribunal of the Federation, on Friday July 13, 2012, within the time limit of 21 days following the notification of the decision of the…
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Games of the XXX Olympiad, London
Lausanne, (SUI), July 18, 2012: Artistic Gymnastics, The London Games represent a historic possibility for the artistic gymnasts of Latin America. Could this be the first time a Latin American gymnast is awarded a medal at an Olympic Games? The new Olympic selection procedure for 2012 has qualified a record number of gymnasts, 21, from…
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Cape Town/Helsinki calling! Gymnastics for All
Lausanne (SUI), July 16, 2012: Gymnasts from every corner of the FIG global family have now been sent their invitations to take part in the 2nd World Gym For Life Challenge and the 15th World Gymnaestrada, which are being staged in Cape Town (RSA) and Helsinki (FIN) respectively. In South Africa and Finland the organisers…
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Games of the XXX Olympiad London
Lausanne (SUI), July 12, 2012: XXX Olympiad, With the deadline for National Olympic Committees to name or confirm their athletes for the London 2012 Olympic Games having passed on July 9, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) confirmed the lists of participating gymnasts today. The FIG has a 324-athlete quota for the Olympic Games, which it…
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First FIG Academy held in Barbados
Lausanne (SUI), July 10, 2012: During the first week of July, Barbados hosted a Level 1 Academy for Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics for the first time as did the Dominican Republic exactly one month earlier. It was held in the capitol city of Bridgetown and became the 47th country to host a FIG Academy…
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Gymnastic: Courtesy visit Tokyo 2020
LAUSANNE (SUI), July 10, 2012: Courtesy visit, Even before the 2012 Olympic Games begin, the 2020 edition is already looming on the horizon for the next generation of up-and-coming gymnasts. That was certainly very much the case at the FIG office in Lausanne on 22 June, when it played host to Masato Mizuno, CEO of…
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Sport personality Werner Walder passes on
LAUSANNE (SUI), July 10, 2012: Colourful Swiss Gymnastics personality, Werner Walder, died June 29, 2012 at the age of eighty. The presidency of the Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Technical Committee marked the capstone of his career, a position he held for several years. At the international level, Walder gained respect among the judges college and was…
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Egyptian quartet on the road to London
LAUSANNE (SUI), July 4, 2012: The road to London 2012 has not been easy for Egypt’s gymnasts. But thanks to the determined efforts of the President Amr Mostafa El Saeid, the board members and the technical committees of the Egyptian Gymnastics Federation, various obstacles have been overcome and they can now look forward to what…
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Jordan hosts AGU preparatory course
LAUSANNE (SUI), July 4, 2012: WAG judges, On 21-26 June in Amman (JOR), the Jordan Gymnastics Federation, with the support of the Asian Gymnastics Union (AGU), played host to the AGU’s annual Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) Judges Course, as part of the AGU Development Programme for 2012. The course was overseen by Mrs. Rima (Radiye)…
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Junior and Senior Pan-American Championships
Lausanne (SUI), June 26, 2012: Medellin, Seventeen federations convened in Medellín (COL) from June 19-25 for the 2012 Pan American Championships in Artistic Gymnastics. Several London Olympians, and those still awaiting Olympic designation by their federations, participated. Notables: LONDON OLYMPIANS: Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Jorge GIRALDO (COL) 2004 and 2008 Olympian Federico MOLINARI (ARG) Women’s Artistic…