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  • FIG Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup Ghent 2012

    FIG Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup Ghent 2012

    LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, June 7, 2012: The FIG Artistic Gymnastic Challenge Cup in Ghent (BEL), set for June 9 – 10, 2012, will give Olympic hopefuls a final opportunity to perform on the international stage before the London 2012 Olympic Games. A total of 168 gymnasts representing 39 different countries are registered for an…

  • A Step and Dance in the right direction!

    A Step and Dance in the right direction!

    Right direction, For the first time in its still young history – one which only dates back as far as 1995 – Aerobic Gymnastics has expanded its programme to include Step and Dance. The new categories made their first official appearance at the 2012 FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships in Sofia. For some, this is…

  • Italian National Day, FIG President Bruno Grandi Honoured

    Italian National Day, FIG President Bruno Grandi Honoured

    Rome (ITA) – Lausanne (SUI) / FIG Office, June 02, 2012: Italian National Day, The President of the Italian Republic, Mr Giorgio Napolitano, on the occasion of the National Day, awarded the FIG President Prof. Bruno Grandi, with the Grand Officer of the Order of Merit distinction, the highest honor bestowed by Italy. This award…

  • FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics World Cup B Aalen May 31 – June 2

    FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics World Cup B Aalen May 31 – June 2

    LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, May 30, 2012: FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics, Following the 23rd World Championships at Lake Buena Vista (USA) in April, the international Acrobatic Gymnastics elite meet again for the second World Cup of the season in Aalen (GER). The German Gymnastics Federation (DTB), together with the organisers of the Württembergischer Sportakrobatik Verband, will…

  • Games of the XXX Olympiad London July 27 – August 12

    Games of the XXX Olympiad London July 27 – August 12

    LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, May 30, 2012: XXX Olympiad, All that time spent jogging around the grounds of the Lilleshall National Sports Centre paid off for John Atkinson today when he took part in Day 13 of the Olympic torch relay around Britain. Atkinson, the former head coach of the British men’s team and an…

  • 12th Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships

    12th Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships

    Sofia (BUL), FIG Office, May 30, 2012: 12th Aerobic Gymnastics, The world’s best Aerobic gymnasts will display their performances at the Armeec Arena Sofia, as the 12th FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships begins Friday in Sofia (BUL). Here is how media and fans, who are unable to come to Bulgaria for the event can follow…

  • 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…

  • Gymnastic Solidarity: JAPAN SHOWS GRATITUDE!

    Gymnastic Solidarity: JAPAN SHOWS GRATITUDE!

    Lausanne, May 21, 2012: Gymnastic Solidarity, Gymnastic Solidarity, Present in St Petersburg (RUS) for the 12th FIG Council 2012, representatives of the Japan Gymnastics Association and the Tokyo metropolitan government addressed the 40 elected members present, offering a final report on the Artistic World Championships held in the Nippon capital in October 2011. Speaking on…

  • FIG Council at the close of its ordinary meeting

    FIG Council at the close of its ordinary meeting

    Lausanne (SUI)/FIG Office, May 21, 2012: Summary of the key decisions and information released by the FIG Council at the close of its ordinary meeting of May 18 – 19, 2012, at the Sokos Hotel Olympic Garden in St Petersburg (RUS). • The Council ratified all additions and modifications to the Technical Regulations as proposed…

  • FIG Executive Committee Ordinary Meeting at St Petersburg

    FIG Executive Committee Ordinary Meeting at St Petersburg

    Lausanne (SUI) &St Petersburg (RUS) / FIG Office, May 18, 2012: Summary of the main decisions and information released by the FIG Executive Committee at its ordinary meeting of May 16 – 17, 2012, in St Petersburg (RUS), at the Sokos Olympic Garden Hotel. • In the future, the Women’s Artistic judge Elena Kuznetsova (former…