I’m not seeing as much coverage online this morning for the MAG Qualifiers as there was for the WAG Qualifiers, as Ollie Williams said on Twitter, it’s Monday morning and there’s never as much interest in MAG as there is for WAG. Subdivision 1 – 5 has currently just finished and they are moving onto Subdivision 2 (Colombia, Japan, Spain, Romania, Finland, Denmark)

Reports from Gymnastics Coaching, Ollie Williams and The All Around are saying that two gymnasts have been stretchered off already – yes, in the first subdivision. Egypt’s Mohamed Srour, fell from bars and France’s Benoit Caranobe fell to his knees after a Tsukahara to dismount fall, he was stretchered out of the arena. Caranobe previously injured his calf, so gathering from what the reports are saying, it seems to be his calf again. Let’s hope there’s few or no injuries throughout the day. Rick posted yesterday that so far in 2 days of competition there have been 69 falls – wow!!

So much news with the World Championships in Rotterdam!

The All Around has an excellent post on WAG Potential Scoring

I’m insanely jealous of Brigid (The Couch Gymnast) for being at Worlds and being able to report to us all, she’s doing an amazing job!

Yesterdays big story from Worlds was that Dutch gymnast Yuri van Gelder will not compete due to ‘medical reasons of a personal nature’ – read more from the World Championships Official Website

Bea from Gymnastics, No Ceiling posted a picture of the Romanian girls at Podium training. The leotard is just gorgeous!

FIG have created a “Help Desk” to help clarify & give examples of different rules in the FIG WAG Code of Points.

This document called Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Help Desk has the intention to clarify and give examples of the different rules of the FIG WAG Code of Points.

The goal of WTC is to reduce different interpretations of the rules, therefore provide a more objective work of the judges.

To have a look at the document,

• Go to the FIG Website
• Click on Women’s Artistic Gymnastics on the left
• Click on the “Judges Help Desk”

Or Download the document here. I think it’s very good, take a look and see what you think.

New tactics urged to fight female sports injuries

Salto Gymnastics Club – Irelands top gymnastics venue

Female athletes injured more than male athletes

Reduction in Irish Sports Council funding for Irish Gymnastics

FIG on “cracking down and easing up”

The current WAG World ranking lists

Which MIOBI character are you? I’m Payson “You’re talented and totally focused which makes you Payson. You’re the best of the best, you can afford to relax a little”