Tag: Gymnastics
Chinese Olympic gymnasts 'not underage'
Chinese female gymnasts who competed at this year's Beijing Olympics were not underage, the sport's governing body said after investigating claims the Games hosts fielded ineligible athletes.[MORE]
Russia rules rhythmic gymnastics
Russia wrapped up its third straight Olympic rhythmic gymnastics group all-around title Sunday, with China finishing second for its first medal ever in the crowd-pleasing discipline.[MORE]
IOC chief says gymnast's age appears OK
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says there appears on the surface to be no problem with the ages of the Chinese gymnasts at the Beijing Games.[MORE]
Kanaeva wins rhythmic gymnastics all-around
Russian Evgeniya Kanaeva has won the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around Olympic gold medal.[MORE]
Aussie Johnston misses rhythmic gymnastics decider
Australia's Naazmi Johnston has missed out on the final of the Olympic rhythmic gymnastics.[MORE]
Russia seek rhythmic redemption
Russia's women drew a blank in the artistic gymnastics at the Olympics for the first time, leaving it up to their rhythmic cousins to make amends when they take to the stage with their ribbons and hoops tomorrow.[MORE]
Controversy as China's Zou wins high bar gold
Chinese gymnast Zou Kai has won the Olympic gold medal on the men's high bar, controversially edging out Jonathon Horton of the United States.[MORE]
Gymnast Johnson finally gets gold on beam
Shawn Johnson has outshone rivals Nastia Liukin and Cheng Fei with her deft footwork on the balance beam to finally strike gold at the Olympics gymnastics competition.[MORE]
Li Xiaopeng takes out men's parallel bars
Chinese gymnast Li Xiaopeng has won the Olympic gold medal in the men's parallel bars, his second gold in the event after also claiming victory at the Sydney Games in 2000.[MORE]
China's He wins women's trampoline
Chinese gymnast He Wenna has won the Olympic gold medal in the women's trampoline competition.[MORE]
Poland's Blanik wins gold in men's vault
Polish gymnast Leszek Blanik has won the Olympic gold medal in the men's vault competition, the first men's gymnastics event not won by the Chinese team at the Beijing Games.[MORE]
China's He wins gold on uneven bars
Chinese gymnast He Kexin has won Olympic gold on the women's uneven bars, with Nastia Liukin of the United States taking silver even though she scored the same mark as her rival.[MORE]
Chinese gymnast Chen is lord of the rings
Chinese gymnast Chen Yibing has won the Olympic gold medal in the men's rings competition, with his compatriot Yang Wei making it a one-two finish for the home nation.[MORE]
Romania's Izbasa wins women's floor gold
Romanian gymnast Sandra Izbasa has won the Olympic gold medal in the women's floor exercise competition.[MORE]
China equals its greatest gold haul
China has equalled its greatest haul of Olympic gold medals, with gymnast Xiao Qin winning the host country's 32nd title of the Beijing Games, matching its tally from Athens four years ago.[MORE]
North Korea's Hong wins women vault
North Korean gymnast Hong Un Jong has won the Olympic gold medal in the women's vault competition.[MORE]
China's Zou wins gold in men's floor gymnastics
Chinese gymnast Zou Kai has won the Olympic gold medal in the men's floor exercise to continue the home country's domination of the sport at the Beijing Games.[MORE]
US ends China's gymnastics run
Russian-born Nastia Liukin of the United States won the women's gymnastics individual all-around event Friday to break China's stranglehold on the sport at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
North Korean medallist fails dope test
North Korean bronze and silver medallist disqualified from the Olympic Games after testing positive for a banned substance. [MORE]
Yang Wei wins indivividual gymnastics gold
China's Yang Wei has maintained China's gymnastics gold rush at the Beijing Olympics with an emphatic win in the individual all-around event.[MORE]
Gymnastics Form Guide - Men's All-Around
Another golden day beckons for China, with home-town hero Yang Wei set to continue the host nation's dominance.[MORE]
Chinese women gymnasts claim first gold, Aussies sixth
China upstaged a hobbling United States team to surge to their first gymnastics women's team title at the National Indoor Stadium on Wednesday.[MORE]
Gymnastics Form Guide: Women's All-Around
The graceful women battle it out with America's Shawn Johnson favourite to take the gold.[MORE]
China win men's gymnastics team gold
China won the Olympic Games gold medal in the men's team gymnastics competition at the National Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.[MORE]
Gymnastics Form Guide: Men's team
China is favourite to take gold with a parochial crowd expected to go berserk.[MORE]
