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ART FIG World Cup - Doha / Qatar 22-24/3/2010 26 March 2010

wag_ub_final_wc-Doha2010DOHA 23-3-2010: China won four medals including two golds to dominate at the Third Artistic Gymnastics FIG World Cup at the Aspire Dome yesterday.
In the men’s section, Yuguo Huang won Floor event gold medal while Quishuang Huang claimed women’s category gold in Uneven Bars event.
China’s other medals winners on the second day were Zhendong Dong (men’s Pommel Horse bronze) and Liufang Wu (women’s Uneven Bars silver).
Huang topped the standings in the men’s Floor event. The 20-year-old won his first gold medal in a major competition.
“I am very happy to win here,” Huang said after receiving his medal.
Japan’s Hisashi Mizutori and Jeffrey Wammes of the Netherlands took the second and the third positions respectively.
In the women’s Vault event, South African Jennifer Khwela took the gold medal ahead of Croatian Tijana Tkalcec and Hiu Ying Angel of Wong of Hong Kong.
It was a moment to savour for the 18-year-old as she had topped the podium for the first time outside Africa. Vault was also her pet apparatus event and she did not disappoint.
“I am really very happy to have won this gold. This is my first major medal outside Africa,” Khwela said.
Khwela said she was surprised by the performance where she tallied 13.900 points.
“Actually I am surprised with my gold-medal winning effort. I did not expect to come on top in such a competitive field of gymnasts,” she added.
Khwela’s coach Julie Adamson too was delighted with her ward’s effort.
“We are all proud of Jennifer today. This is here first major victory outside of Africa and we have to commend her efforts. Aspire Dome is such a wonderful venue and to win here is great for us,” the coach said.

Results:
Men:
Floor: 1. Yuguo Huang (China) 15.200 points, 2. Hisashi Mizutori (Japan) 15.075, 3. Jeffrey Wammes (The Netherlands) 15.050.
Pommel Horse: 1. Krisztian Berki (Hungary) 15.750, 2. Sebastian krimmer (Germany) 15.200, 3. Zhendong Dong (China) 14.925.
Rings: 1. Ali Al Asi (Jordan) 15.275 points, 2. Kazuki Machida (Japan) 14.275, 3. Kiu Chung Ng (Hong Kong) and Jeffrey Wammes (The Netherlands) 14.050.
Women:
Vault: 1. Jennifer Khwela (South Africa) 13.900 points, 2. Tijana Tkalcec (Croatia) 13.637, 3. Hiu Ying Angel Wong (Hong Kong) 13.487.
Uneven Bars: 1. Quishuang Huang (China) 15.025 points, 2. Liufang Wu (China) 13.850, 3. Bianca Dancose-Giambattisto (Canada) 13.800. 
   
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Written by: Anis Saoud
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The Acrobatic Gymnastics Asian Championships in Almaty (KAZ) / 25-30 Mai 2010. 20 March 2010

AcroThe AGU and the Gymnastics Federation of Kazakhstan will organize the Acrobatic Gymnastics Asian Championships which will be held in Almaty (KAZ) from 25 to 30 Mai  2010.
The organizers and all gymnastics friends are looking forward to seeing you in Almaty.
The competition hall will in Sports centre "Baganashyl" in Kazakhstan, Almaty micro district Baganashyl, st. Sanatorium
The provisional schedule is as the following:
May, 25th
Arrival of delegations.
Accreditation and meeting with head of delegations and the organizing committee.
May, 26th
Training, according to the competition schedule.
Meeting of judges. 
May, 27th
11:00 - 14:00
Men's teams - Female teams - Men's groups - balance.
Mixed teams - Female groups - Dynamics.
May, 28th
11:00 - 14:00
Mixed teams - Female groups - Balance.
Men's teams - Female teams - man's groups - dynamics.
May, 29th
11:00 - 15:00
The Combined exercise - on all categories.
Rewarding ceremony. A closing ceremony.
May, 30th
Departure of delegations.
For more information you can download the invitation in the website in Downloads or here
Written by: Anis Saoud
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FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup A - Doha (QAT), March 22 – 24, 2010 19 March 2010

Nacer-Al-Hamad1_QATMarch 19, 2010: From March 22 – 24, Doha (QAT) will host a stage on the Men’s and Women’s Artistic World Cup Circuit for the third consecutive year. A FIG-label category A event, this stopover is on its way to becoming a don’t-miss event on the international circuit and a stage of reference for the Gulf region. The Qatari Gymnastics Federation and its President Mr Ali Al-Hitmi, also a FIG Council Member, have proven their competency and expertise by single-handedly catapulting their tournament to vie with the discipline’s hottest competitions in just three editions.
What a line-up!
The 2010 tournament is going to sizzle. 24 federations have registered, with the Asian Gymnastics Union presenting strong to the delight of its President Abdulrahman Alshathri (QAT), one of many initiators toward gymnastic development in Asia and, more specifically, the Middle East.
5 Asian Federations will participate to this event: China, Japan, Malaysia, India and Qatar. Libanon withdraw in last minute because of the injury of the gymnast.
At the top, flying men Epke Zonderland (NED), Silver Medallist in London last year, and Aljaz Pegan (SLO), 2005 World Champion in Melbourne and multiple World Cup Champion, will be at the Horizontal Bar. Doha fans will get a chance to put faces to names as new talent try their hand at qualifying for a world championship event, or with a bit of luck the Olympic Games. In addition, Doha provides a platform for local gymnasts to get in front of the camera’s lens and step up to the international scene.
Check out the entry lists for MAG and WAG!
A look at the programme
The competitions will unfold at the magnificent Aspire Academy Dome, supplied by Dutch apparatus manufacturer Janssen & Fritsen and with television coverage by Al-Jazeera Sport.
Delegations will arrive March 20 and 21 for the qualifying rounds on the 22nd. Finals will be held March 23 and 24.
For more information click here
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