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Tag: Beth Tweddle

  • Jani re-elected Athletes’ Commission President

    Lausanne, Mar 7, 2014: The incumbent President of the Athletes’ Commission of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), Jani Tanskanen from Finland, was re-elected unanimously for another term. It was thus decided by the delegated gymnasts from the six competition disciplines, who met at FIG Headquarters, on March 1, 2014. 38 year old, Jani Tanskanen, 1997…

  • BETH TWEDDLE – Not an Ordinary Gymnast: Games of the XXX Olympiad

    BETH TWEDDLE – Not an Ordinary Gymnast: Games of the XXX Olympiad

    LAUSANNE (SUI), May 29, 2012: Beth Tweddle (GBR) is happy to admit that she has never been an ordinary gymnast. “I wasn’t your ideal gymnast, I wasn’t the ideal weight, height, shape,” she reflects. “Had anyone said to Amanda [Reddin, her coach] that ‘she is going to be a world champion, she is going to…