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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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Russian gymnast Daria Elizarova has a new website
Gymnastics Universe wants you to name a skill you’re working on in training & she will give you some tips on how to achieve it
Beth Tweddle says the English gymnasts spirits have not dampened amid the disruptions in Dehli
Sarah from the Chalk Bucket forum has been hired as the Program Developer and Head Coach of a new gymnastics center in Saigon, Vietnam and is looking for our help.

Tweet Yesterday Full Twist posted about the possibility that the Scottish and English delegation may withdraw from the Commonwealth Games due to the poor facilities in the athletes village and followed up with more trouble with a footbridge collapsing close to the main stadium. It seems this was just the beginning.

Australian discus athlete Dani Samuels and English triple jumper Phillips Idowu have withdrawn from the Games and more may quit. Samuels has said that no gold medal is worth risking her life.  Furthermore, John Key the New Zealand Prime Minister …

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Today, September 15th applications for the London 2012 volunteer programme opens. From today you can apply for generalist volunteer positions.  As always make sure to read the fine print properly “Please note that we will be unable to reimburse travel expenses to  training and accommodation will not be provided“
Read more on what is involved in being a London 2012 Games Maker.

Tweet The Globe and Mail recently posted an article about Michael Taylor, a California-based gymnastics risk-management consultant, who has created a list of dos and don’ts for parents of young athletes.

Here is a summary of Michael’s list:

Don’t think of your child’s sport participation as an investment for which you want a return.
Don’t show negative emotions while you are watching your child at a competition.
Don’t do anything that will cause your child to be embarrassed.
Don’t make enemies of other parents.
Don’t interfere, in any way, with coaching during competition or practice.

Are …

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This day 2 years, will mark the beginning of the London 2012 Olympics. I’m keeping an eye today on the BBC website which has some live commentary throughout the day of todays events. At 2.15pm BBC One will be broadcasting a special show to mark the occasion. Follow the live commentary here.

Tweet Irish girls Leigh Lehane & Roisin O’Shea from Ballincollig Gym Club have finished 5th in the Acro World Age Group in the 11 – 16 girls pairs finals in Wroclaw, Poland. Well done!!
Shannon Miller speaks out to help with funding for the University of Missouri Extension office.
Shawn Johnson and Mario kick off Wii Games Summer 2010

Now, for something completely different! This video has been doing the rounds in emails / Facebook today of an Irish band called The Brilliant Things who were the first band to do a …

Tweet Last week I posted about the World Record attempt in Dublin to have 1500 people bouncing on Space Hoppers together. On Sunday the record was broken! 1505 people bounced together in central Dublin on space hoppers. See below for pictures – looks like fantastic fun!!

Tweet As previously posted, the Street Performance World Championships are back in Merrion Square, Dublin 2 this year, from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th June. Organisers would like to invite you to take part in a Guinness World Record attempt on Sunday afternoon at 2pm. The plan is for 1,500 people to bounce together on Space Hoppers on Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2, outside the Pepper Canister Church. Bouncy, bouncy!! Sounds pretty cool!!

If you’d like to participate, all you have do is email worldrecord@spwc.ie to register your …

Tweet For the second year in a row, the AIB Street Performance World Championships will be coming to Ireland, taking place in both Dublin and Cork  from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th. Dublin events will take place in Merrion Square, Dublin 2. The event will feature numerous performers, the Garden of Light, the Playday Forest, the Wooden Games area, Food Stalls, Ministry of Silly Mats, Whale, Art Jam,Clay People and Face Painting. I’m sure there’ll be many other surprises throughout the weekend!

There will be many performers of all different talents …

Tweet Normally I’m not a football fan although I don’t mind watching World Cup matches as the players featured are (supposed to be) the best players in the world. Who to support though? Ireland have only just about gotten over the “Hand of Henry” and the World Cup begins, reminding Ireland that France are (perhaps) playing in their place.  So, with the World Cup in mind, here’s a football related Little Link.

Fatigue in Football: Physiology in Performance

Top 10 World Cup Injuries – Hamstring Strain, Groin Strain, Metatarsal Fracture, …

Tweet I’m not at all a football fan but this latest ad from Nike (football) is pretty cool. With over 8 million views, I reckon some other people also think it’s cool!

The time has come for players to carve their name in history. One touch, tackle or free kick could crush a nation’s hopes or cause them to build a statue in your honour. Drogba, Rooney and Ronaldo are ready to Write The Future.

Tweet GymFinity discusses “No Excuses”
Are Plyometric exercises important in improving performance?
Daniel Keatings discusses From the highs of Success to the lows of injury
Beth Tweddle on becoming an MBE:

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By now you’ve probably already seen stunt man Damien Walters latest video, it’s received almost 2.5 million views on youtube to date. British Gymnastics reported that Damien has won the 2010 Taurus World Stunt Award. Go Damien!

The 2003 World Team Champion; 2003 and 2006 European Team Champion and former multiple British Champion in Tumbling, Damien Walters who, after his retirement has started a new career as a stunt-man, was announced last week as the winner of the 2010 Taurus World Stunt Awards for the best …

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1,900 Special Olympics athletes from the 4 corners of Ireland will travel to Limerick to participate in the 4-day residential Games, in 13 sports competitions, held in various venues in Limerick. The Games will take place from June 9th – 13th.  Gymnastics is a popular sport in the Special Olympics. Training and competition opportunities are offered in female artistic, male artistic and rhythmic gymnastics. Athletes can compete in their selection of events within these disciplines at the appropriate level to their ability. Female artistic (floor, tumbling, vault, beam, uneven bars). …