Tokyo 2020 – Acrobatic Sports

Tokyo to host international gymnastics event in November

by Clive Morgan - 12 October 202017 October 2020

Tokyo will host an international gymnastics competition in November, the Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA) has announced. The one-day event, which could serve as a trial run for the postponed Olympic Games, has been sanctioned by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). “This is a competition of hope. Friendship and solidarity will lead us

Tokyo unveils 2020 Olympic gymnastics venue inspired by Japanese architecture

by Clive Morgan - 29 October 201914 November 2019

A custom-built $188 million gymnastics venue inspired by traditional Japanese building techniques and using wood from around the country was unveiled by organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The futuristic-looking Ariake Gymnastics Centre in central Tokyo uses 2,300 cubic metres of wood and is intended to hark back to methods that

China eyes trampoline clean sweep at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

by Clive Morgan - 9 July 201914 November 2019

He Wenna, winner of the Beijing 2008 Olympics

China has set its eyes on a clean sweep of the trampoline gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, a top sports official said. "Our goal is to pocket both men's and women's gold medals in trampoline, just as we did at Beijing 2008," said Miao Zhongyi, president of the

Amy Tinkler driven to overcome injuries by thoughts of Tokyo 2020

by Clive Morgan - 22 March 201923 March 2019

As the youngest member of the Great Britain team at the Rio Olympics in 2016, Amy Tinkler danced her way to an unexpected bronze medal aged just 16. Her medal in the women's floor competition earned plaudits and the promise of a bright and high-profile future. But post-Rio 2016, Tinkler has suffered

Simone Biles: Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be my last

by Clive Morgan - 21 March 201923 March 2019

Simone Biles has revealed that next year's Tokyo Olympics “will be her last”. The 22-year-old, who last year, in Qatar, became the first woman to win four all-around world titles, is adamant there is no chance of extending her extraordinary reign beyond next year. Referring to a series of relatively minor injuries

Who’s Who of trampoline head to Baku World Cup as road to Tokyo 2020 Olympics begins

by Clive Morgan - 24 January 201925 January 2019

With the first trampoline world cup of the 2019-2020 series just over three weeks away, all eyes will be on Baku, Azerbaijan, the road to Tokyo 2020 begins. So it will be no surprise that the event, which is led by the current individual world champions Gao Lei of China and

China back on top with team gold at gymnastics world championships

by Clive Morgan - 29 October 2018

China is back on top in men's gymnastics. The superpower surged past Russia to capture the team gold medal at the world championships to give China its first major international title in four years. China's team total of 256.634 was less than five-hundredths of a point clear of Russia's total of

‘Old man’ Sam Mikulak goes for 5th US gymnastics title

by Clive Morgan - 16 August 201830 September 2018

If Sam Mikulak didn't already get the message from the twinge in his back during a dismount last week, he could certainly figure it out from looking around the field at the US gymnastics championships. "I definitely feel like I'm getting older," the four-time American champion said after practice at the