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Over the last few years, the interest in gymnastics seems to have increased. There are many possible reasons for this, obviously Spelbound winning Britains Got Talent has caused a surge in interest in gymnastics among children in the UK and Ireland. I think another major factor that has added to this interest is the new More >
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Tomorrow will mark the day when it will be exactly 2 years until the London 2012 Olympic Games begin. Tim Jones Performance Director speaks to the Guardian about how British Gymnastics has developed over the past year and what it must do next to meet the Olympic medal target.
In the next two years we will More >
about 5 days ago - No comments
Today FIG began to draw the lots for the Artistic World Championships 2010. Many thanks to The Couch Gymnast who have posted the WAG qualifying round.
Subdivision 1 -ITA, CHN, ARG, MX1
Subdivision 2 -JPN, NZL, SLO, UKR
Subdivision 3 -POL, ROU, BRA, ISR
Subdivision 4 -ISL, IND, SIN, BLR
Subdivision 5 -AUS, DEN, MX3, GRE
Subdivision 6 -RUS, SWE, More >
about 2 weeks ago - No comments
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 More >
about 3 weeks ago - No comments
13 Members of the Gymstars Gymnastic Club, Wexford have made it to the final four in TV3’s The Morning Show, “Get your Glee on” competition. The group have had to put together a singing, Dancing and Gymnastic routine. The winning act will perform at the Childline Concert in the 02 arena in More >
about 1 month ago - No comments
This is a good initiative; Swindon School of Gymnastics in the UK are offering a free two-hour taster session for non-members on Sunday, July 4th. There’s no new information about it on their club website but it is in the Swindon Advertiser
The event, from 2-4pm is an ideal opportunity for school-aged children to visit the More >
about 1 month ago - No comments
Tickets are now on sale for the WAG British Championships which will take place at the Guildford Spectrum on July 3rd and 4th. The competition will see the return to action of many of the 2010 Senior European Team Silver medallists including European Floor and A. Bars Champion Beth Tweddle and reigning British Senior Champion More >
about 1 month ago - 1 comment
According to Wales Online, Welsh researchers are to investigate sale of eating disorders among gymnasts. A team of researchers from Swansea University have been given a grant of £100,000 ($145,000 / €120,000) to find out if young star gymnasts are starving themselves for success.
They will begin their research which will span over 18 months, in More >
about 2 months ago - No comments
In March this year FIG created the WAG Help Desk, a PDF document to help clarify & give examples of different rules in the FIG WAG Code of Points. A new revised May 2010 edition has just been released. Visit the FIG website to download it and to view it follow these instructions.
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about 2 months ago - No comments
I’m delighted to have come across a collection of pictures of Irish girls, Sarah Wedel and Rebecca Wallace at the European Gymnastics Championships. Lovely stuff! There’s also a large collection of photos, both mens and womens as well as some general pictures of out and about in the competition arena.
