Ellie Downie will defend her individual all-around title at the European Gymnastics Championships in Poland next month. The 19-year-old became the first British gymnast to win a major all-around gold in Cluj in 2017 but was subsequently hit by a serious foot injury. Her inclusion in the four-strong women's squad is a
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Great Britain’s Dan Purvis retires
Great Britain gymnast Dan Purvis has announced his retirement from competitive gymnastics. The 28-year-old bowed out by captaining Team Scotland at Gold Coast last year, when he won two bronze medals to take his total number of Commonwealth Games trophies to five, including one gold. He said: "It's a surreal feeling retiring.
China and Japan host first ever joint gymnastics camp
China and Japan are hosting their first ever joint gymnastics training camp, with both federations looking for ways to improve their teams' performance. Olympic champion Uchimura Kohei was among the members of the Japanese men's gymnastics team that arrived in Beijing for a seven-day camp with Chinese men's national team. The Chinese
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During 2018 T&T Worlds, US Olympic Committee Takes Action to Revoke the Status of the Struggling USAGymnastics
While America's best gymnasts are competing in the 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Doha, Qatar and in the 2018 FIG Trampoline and Tumbling World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) took action to revoke the United States of America Gymnastics (USAG) organization of
Simone Biles makes history with fourth all-around world gymnastics title
Russia’s Artur Dalaloyan wins men’s all-around world title on tie-break
After faltering in the team final, Artur Dalaloyan of Russia redeemed himself to claim the men's all-around title on an unprecedented tie-break at the World Gymnastics Championships in Doha. Dalaloyan matched China's defending champion Xiao Ruoteng on 87.598 at the conclusion of their six routines, but the 22-year-old Russian took the
Simone Biles battles through the pain barrier to help USA win team gold at world championships
Brinn Bevan’s Christ the Redeemer tattoo almost ready two years after Rio Olympics
Great Britain gymnast Brinn Bevan marked his emotional performance at the Rio Olympic Games by getting a two-foot tattoo of Christ the Redeemer inked across his back. Two years and 32 hours of etching later, Bevan's tattoo is almost complete but the 21-year-old, who will compete in the men's all-around final
