Tag: FIG
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FIG Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup Grand Prix Osijek 2012
LAUSANNE (SUI), April 26, 2012: Some 160 Artistic gymnasts from 40 different nations are registered to participate in the Grand Prix Osijek 2012, a FIG Challenge Cup that begins Friday in Croatia’s fourth largest city. Hosted by the Croatian Gymnastics Federation and organised by GD Osijek – Zito the competition will be held at Gradski…
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First Pairs Gold to Ukraine: Women’s Pairs Finals
LAKE BUENA VISTA (USA), FIG Office, April 18, 2012: Womens Pairs Finals, 2010 World women’s pairs champions Anastasiya Melnychenko and Katarzyna Sytnikova of Ukraine successfully defended their title as the medal round of the 2012 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships got underway Wednesday evening in Lake Buena Vista (USA). The now two-time World gold medallists didn’t…
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Acro Worlds qualifications complete! Qualifications
LAKE BUENA VISTA (USA), FIG Office, April 17, 2012: Team Russia won the first gold medal awarded at the 2012 World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships Tuesday, earning the highest number of points based on team rankings after the qualifying round in Lake Buena Vista (USA). Countries earned 22 points for each first place finish in qualification,…
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Russians in front halfway through qualifying in Lake Buena Vista
LAKE BUENA VISTA (USA), FIG Office, April 17, 2012: Russian acrobatic gymnasts ruled three of the five disciplines Monday during the first day of qualifying at the 23rd Acrobatic World Championships at Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex’s HP Field House. Going into the second and final day of qualifications, Russian acrobats are…
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Orientation Meeting: 23rd Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships
LAKE BUENA VISTA (USA), April 15, 2012: Representatives of the twenty-two participating nations at the 23rd Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships were called in by the organisers for an orientation meeting on Sunday. On behalf of FIG President Prof Bruno Grandi (ITA), who is expected to arrive in Lake Buena Vista (USA) on Monday, the federation’s…
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FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup B Pesaro (ITA), April 13 – 15
LAUSANNE (SUI), April 11, 2012: Second in a series of seven events, the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup set for Pesaro (ITA) on April 13 – 15 will welcome the discipline’s top gymnasts to the Adriatic Arena! The tournament, which will enjoy its 4th edition this year, lines up 50 Individual gymnasts from 32 different…
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Japan Gymnastics Association: PRESTIGIOUS NOMINATION
LAUSANNE (SUI), April 10, 2012: On March 16, 2012, at the age of sixty nine, FIG Vice-President Koji Takizawa of Japan was nominated to the position of Managing Director of the Educational Foundation of Nippon Sport Science University (NSSU) Group, where he has acted as Professor of Sport philosophy since 1994. He took office April…
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FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup Zibo City
LAUSANNE (SUI), April 10, 2012: Gymnasts from China celebrated victory with six out of ten Gold medals at the only FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup in 2012. The event concluded on Sunday in Zibo City (CHN). In Men’s, reigning World and Olympic Champion Chen Yibing prevailed on Rings, outscoring top-qualifier Eleftherios Petrounias of…
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FIG Foundation Financial aid response
LAUSANNE (SUI), April 5, 2012: The FIG Foundation invited its 130 affiliated federations to apply for gymnast grants on January 23, 2012. Fourteen responded within deadline with twenty-seven requests. The opportunity was given to gymnasts in Olympic disciplines only; registered are 11 for Men’s Artistic, 9 for Women’s Artistic, 4 for Rhythmic and 3 for…
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FIG Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus World Cup Zibo City
LAUSANNE (SUI), April 4, 2012: The first and only Artistic Gymnastics Individual Apparatus category A Word Cup in 2012 will be held on April 7 – 8 in Zibo City (CHN). Organisers of the Chinese Gymnastics Association will welcome some fifty gymnasts representing 23 nations to the Zibo Sports Center Gymnasium in the coastal province…