Olympic medallist and world record holder Jason Burnett is retiring from competitive trampolining, he has announced. The Canadian wrote on social media: “I would like to officially announce my retirement from competitive trampoline. “Trampoline has been my FAVORITE thing since I discovered the sport at age 10 and I am grateful that
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More FIG World Cups and World Championships cancelled or postponed
The ongoing Covid pandemic has led to more World Cup and World Championships competitions being cancelled or postponed, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has announced. In addition to the previously announced events, the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, has been pushed back by one week. The 35th World Championships in
FIG postpones or cancels World Cups due to Covid pandemic
Several World Cup events have been postponed due to the Covid pandemic, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has announced. In trampoline, the World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, which was scheduled to take place on February 13-14, has been cancelled. The artistic gymnastics Apparatus World Cup, which was due to be held in
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Three Gymnastics Disciplines are approved for 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Every Olympiad, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) selects the disciplines for the upcoming games. For the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, the IOC has chosen the four classic gymnastics disciplines of the Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) to be among the 2024 Olympic sports. They include those we’ve all grown
Swedish gymnastics to allow teenagers to decide which gender category to compete in
Young Swedish gymnasts will be allowed to compete in whatever class they choose, following a decision by the Swedish Gymnastics Federation. The decision was made following a “deep-dive into the issue around gender identity and gender expression from an LGBTQI, and particularly trans-inclusive, perspective”, the federation said. This ruling means that a
Dong Dong and Lin Qianqi win as China holds third trampoline event of 2020
Dong Dong and Lin Qianqi were the winners as the Chinese trampoline championships came to a close. The two-day competition, which was the third and final event of the year, also saw titles awarded in the teams and synchronisation events. In the men’s final, 31-year-old Dong wowed the audience with a clean,
Dong Dong and Gao Lei bounce back at Chinese national trampoline championships
China’s trampoline stars returned to action as the country held its first official competition of 2020. Olympic champion Dong Dong, world champion Gao Lei, Zhu Xueying, Li Dan and Liu Lingling were just a few of the international stars performing at the 2020 National Trampoline Championships. They were joined at the Tianjin
Japan’s Tetsuya Sotomura retires from trampoline gymnastics
For any gymnast, the chance to compete at an Olympics is a dream comes true. When the Games are in your home city, the dream becomes an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. And this was the quest of Japanese trampolinist Tetsuya Sotomura. In January 2020, Sotomura was pushing for a spot at the Tokyo Olympics. And, at
Brazilian Trampoline Champion Camilla Gomes Talks About Training During COVID-19
The world changes quickly! This week the world protests, but the coronavirus pandemic is still lurking. National and International athletic events have been cancelled and athletes remain challenged by the restrictions each country has leveled to keep their citizens safe. Last week Acrobatic Sports reached out to UK DMT Champion Kim