Tag: Gymnastic
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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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19 countries in the running for final shot prior to London
LAUSANNE, June 20, 2012: The third event of this season’s FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Cup series will be held in Arosa (SUI) on June 22 – 23. The Nissen Cup, named after trampoline inventor George Nissen (USA) and held bi-annually in Switzerland, is the oldest international Trampoline competition and will be held for the 47th…
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Genuine success story Genuine success story
Lausanne (SUI), FIG Office, June 7, 2012: Genuine, An inevitable icon on the international Aerobic scene and an efficient communicator and talent creator, Magnus Scheving (ISL), 48 years old, is the living success story of an elite athlete who in his second career harnesses sport information to teach children. Lausanne (SUI), FIG Office, June 7,…
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Athlete Delegate for Aerobic Athlete Delegate for Aerobic
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, June 7, 2012: Athlete Delegate, Aerobic athletes have elected a new representative to the FIG Athletes Commission; the vote was unanimous for Aldrin Enrique Rodriguez Garcia of Mexico, who secured the approval of the 60 gymnasts from 32 federations registered for the World Championships in Sofia. He succeeds Ana Macanita of…
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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…
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Judge suspected of professional misconduct is exonerated Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee Overruled
Lausanne (SUI) / FIG Office, May 11, 2012: Overruled, Following the FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup which took place in Kiev (UKR) on 16-18 March 2012, the discipline’s Technical Committee, headed by Mrs Maria Szyszkowska (POL), confirmed its intention to issue a written warning to the South African judge Annette Nel and to ban her…
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FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup B Corbeil-Essonnes
LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, May 10, 2012: Some 34 Individual Rhythmic gymnasts hailing from 22 different countries have registered to participate at the Véronique de Kristoffy Memorial in Corbeil-Essonnes (FRA) on May 11 – 13, 2012, an FIG World Cup event of the category B. Debuted in 1972 when it was originally spearheaded by Véronique…
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Non approved landing mats SANCTIONS RELEASED & Judging
Lausanne (SUI) / FIG Office, May 8, 2012: SANCTIONS RELEASED, On March 3, 2012, American apparatus manufacturer American Athletic, Inc. was reported for having supplied non-approved landing mats to the Visa American Cup in Madison Square Garden, New York (USA), an event that counts for the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup. Referred to the FIG…