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British Gymnastics is the UK Governing Body for the sport. Formed in 1888, it now has more than 180,000 members and 1,400 clubs, and covers a wide range of disciplines and activities. www.british-gymnastics.org |
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The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), formed in 1881 now comprises 129 member federations and is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. www.fig-gymnastics.com |
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Visit London is the official visitor organisation for London. A leader in best practice destination marketing, Visit London promotes the UK capital internationally, across Britain and to Londoners targeting leisure and business visitors. Visitlondon.com delivers up to date comprehensive information about what to do and where to go in London. www.visitlondon.com |
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Longines is part of "Swiss watches" and has been committed to sports timing since 1878. It is the Official Timekeeper and Data Handling Operator for the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) since 1989. www.longines.com |
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AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. It owns and operates some of the world's best arenas and theatres, numerous sports franchises including The O2, Los Angeles Kings (NHL) and The David Beckham Academy, and a collection of companies dedicated to producing, promoting and presenting world-class live entertainment. AEG is working in conjunction with British Gymnastics to host The 2009 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at The O2 in October 2009. |
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Gymnova are proud to have been appointed to be the exclusive gymnastic equipment supplier for the event. Gymnova is totally committed to the development of gymnastics around the world. The apparatus and matting on display at the World Championships represents only part of the Gymnova range which also includes a broad selection of training aids, equipment for juniors and easy to install elements. |
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Thomson Sport is the exclusive official travel partner of the 2009 Artistic World Gymnastic Championships. As a leading provider of sports travel around the world it can offer tailor made travel packages for both competitors and supporters. Thomson Sport is part of TUI Travel PLC the leading international leisure travel group. | ||
Did you know?...
10 interesting facts you probably didn't know about gymnastics!- The number of the National Federations which are members of the international Governing body (FIG) has grown to 130 in the year 2008.
- 1960 saw a number of Gymnastics curiosities in Great Britain: like 200 boys applying for 90 places in the first National School Boys Course held at Swaylands College near Tonbridge, or the Royal Albert Hall's 6,000 seating capacity being insufficient to meet the demand of the crowd during the British Championships held on 25th March 1961.
- British Gymnastics is one of the oldest Governing bodies in the world. It has been formed on 21st June 1888, then under the name Amateur Gymnastics Association.
- The triple somersault on floor was seen for the first time at Olympic Games in Seoul 1988; it was performed by Valery Liukin (USSR) whose daughter Anastasia (Nastia) Liukin became Olympic All-around Champion for women exactly 20 years later, in Beijing 2008, competing for the USA.
- The first International Code of Points for men has been created in 1949 and consisted of 12 pages, while its last edition, from 2007, consists of 150 pages.
- Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) is the only woman in the history of gymnastics who has won the World Individual All-around title three times - 1997, 2001, 2003.
- Under the overall description of Gymnastics lie the individual disciplines and activities of: Men's Artistic Gymnastics, Women's Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Trampoline Gymnastics (all of the above being Olympic disciplines), and also Tumbling, Acrobatics, Aerobics, General Gymnastics and Gymnastics & Movement for People with Disabilities (GMPD).
- The word gymnastics is derived from the Greek 'gymnos' (naked), as most athletes during the ancient Olympic games performed without clothes. The 'gymnasium' in Greek was a public school or place designated for physical exercises.
- There are four male gymnasts who have won the Individual World All-around title twice: Yuri Korolev (USSR), 1981 & 1985; Dmitry Bilozertchev, (USSR), 1983 & 1987; Ivan Ivankov, Belarus, 1994 & 1997 and the Chinese Yang Wei, 2006 & 2007.
- Artistic Gymnastics is one of the few sports that have been contested at every Olympic games of the modern era since 1896 when only 18 male gymnasts took part representing 5 nations.
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