Tweet Huntingdon gymnasts Luke Folwell, Alex Hedges, Charlotte McKenna, Luke Carson, Tori Simpson and Emma White all set for the Commonwealth Games
Burren Gymnastics Club in Ireland is looking for a WAG coach
Alicia Sacramone launches new website and Fan Club
Al Sharif, Secretary-General of the Dubai Sports Council believes Dubai can do well at gymnastics

Tweet If like me, you read message boards such as The Chalk Bucket and have no clue about how the USA’s Level’s System works – luckily Geoffrey Taucer has posted up a brief enough explanation of the levels.
In the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic program, there are set rules throughout the country for each level. For the lower levels (2-6 for girls and 4-7 for boys), there are specific routines set by USAG, so every kid in the country will be doing the same routines at these …

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Former Olympic Gymnast and current Sky Sports Presenter Suzanne Dando talks about her early struggles and rise to fame.
BBC’s Ollie Williams reports on Daniel Keatings missing Worlds and what Beth Tweddle makes of the gymnasts representing GB in the Commonwealth Games.
Going for Gold talks about the nominative team entries for Worlds.
New Zealand Commonwealth Gymnastics Teams have injury problems

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The gymnastics competitions will take place in the Indira Gandhi Arena or IG Indoor Stadium.

Artistic Gymnastics will take place from the 4th to the 8th of October
Rhythmic Gymnastics will take place from the 12th – 14th October

Check out the Commonwealth Games official website for more scheduled events.

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This video was put up in 2009, I haven’t seen it before. It’s SO in synch! I’m LOVING it!!
Watch above or on YouTube.

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I’m loving this picture of the Romanian Girls named for the Worlds Team next month.
Sandra Izbasa, Ana Porgras, Diana Chelaru Raluca Haidu, Cerasela Patrascu, Gabriela Dragoi and Amelia Race
Via GymFever

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A new interview has been published on Russian gymnast Anastasia Grishina’s website with her Personal Trainer Sergei Zelikson. Here in Part 1, Sergei discusses the current status of gymnastics in Russia and about Anastasia. Google translate has done a good job here – so you can read in english. It’s an interesting read. Wonder when part 2 will be.

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Like Shawn Johnson in the USA, Beth Tweddle has joined the campaign in the UK to highlight the benefits of drinking milk. It’s similar the campaign in the USA, celebs and idols lending a hand to promote something good.
“I am very passionate about sport and living a healthy lifestyle and want to encourage young people into physical activity. I think that this campaign will achieve exactly that.
“Milk has maybe been seen as a bit old fashioned by young people in the past but it’s …

Tweet The Huffington Post has pictures of “frighteningly flexible girls” showcasing their skills from the Rhythmic World Championships in Moscow. Check the full set out here.

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By now everyone is aware of the growing concern over the condition of the Athletes Village and the Sports Arenas for the Commonwealth Games. Vladimir Chertkov the Head Coach of the Indian Gymnastics team has spoken out about the state of the athletes village. Coach Chertkov said:
“Try to live in the Village, and you will know the reality,”
“Nothing works, absolutely nothing. Not even the phone nor the TV,”
“I was like shocked. The floor was so dirty. I go on and see empty water bottles, loose pins and screws, remains …

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Gator’s gymnast Marissa King is said to be out of the Commonwealth Games. The English gymnast has apparently has a slight tear in her left pectoral muscle meaning that she needs rest and won’t heal in time for the Commonwealth Games.
“This is a disappointment for Marissa because she was so looking forward to representing England at the Commonwealth Games,” UF Head Coach Rhonda Faehn said. “She needs to just take some time off so this injury can heal.”
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Shawn Johnson shows the BBC her basement which is full of memorabilia. Check out the rake of leotards, I know kids who would be SO jealous of that! This must be a teaser for the BBC’s World Olympic Dreams project.
Check the video out here.

Tweet New screen shots have just come out of Shawn Johnsons gymnastics Wii Game. I’m not one for computer games and graphics but even I can see they’re pretty poor and not what I’d have expected.

Tweet Paul Hall the English gymnastics coach has announced that the English gymnasts are still set to travel to Dehli despite the events that have unfolded over the past couple of days.
We’ve had competitions in some quite difficult, challenging countries and our gymnasts have been able to cope with that, so it’s just another competition for us

In the last hour, the Welsh team have announced that they still intend to travel to the Games next week.
But will they stay here…..

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This week, British Artistic Gymnastics Teams invited the media to an open training session to  showcase new multi-million pound facilities at Lilleshall National Sports Centre. With the upgrade costing a huge £3.5 million, British Gymnastics hopes it will help boost Britain’s success in the London 2012 Olympics.
There has been a lot of money invested in technology, with biomechanist Oliver Logan showcasing how a high-speed camera and feedback system introduced to the facility can help athletes with injury prevention. Sounds great! Lilleshall is also the centre where a number of …