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China tops worlds medal tally

CHINA yesterday captured the women's balance beam and men's horizontal bar apparatus titles, bringing its gold medal haul to four to top the medal tally at the world championships in Tokyo, Japan. Sui Lu, 19,......

October 17, 2011, Monday

Chen still 'Lord of the Rings'

OLYMPIC champion Chen Yibing of China proved he really is "Lord of the Rings" with his fourth title on the still rings, after scoring an outstanding 15.800 points yesterday to claim China's second gold medal at the......

October 16, 2011, Sunday

Wieber beats Komova to claim all-round gold

AMERICAN Jordyn Wieber won another gold medal by rallying to beat Russia's Viktoria Komova for the all-round title at the world championships in Tokyo yesterday. Wieber, who led the Americans to the team title......

October 14, 2011, Friday

China claims fifth straight world crown

CHINA'S dominance of the world championships continued yesterday with a fifth straight gold medal to edge Japan and the United States. China finished with 275.161 points, more than two points ahead of Japan (273.093)......

October 13, 2011, Thursday

American women win worlds gold

THE United States won the women's title at the world championships in Tokyo yesterday in a commanding performance ahead of next year's London Olympics. The Americans scored 179.411 points, finishing 4 points......

October 12, 2011, Wednesday

Hamm in the dock over charges of assault

OLYMPIC gymnastics champion Paul Hamm has been accused of hitting and kicking a taxi driver in suburban Columbus, damaging a cab window and refusing to pay a US$23 fare. The 28-year-old Hamm can be heard on an......

September 9, 2011, Friday

No Russian world boycott, insists Japan

JAPAN has no fears about a Russian boycott after the world gymnastics championships were kept in Tokyo despite concerns over the nuclear crisis raging north of the city. A senior Japan Gymnastics Association (JGA)......

May 27, 2011, Friday

World gymnastics champs to stay in Japan

TOKYO will hold the artistic gymnastics world championships in October as planned despite a lingering nuclear crisis overshadowing Japan's recovery from the ruinous March 11 earthquake and tsunami. "The decision......

May 23, 2011, Monday

Former gymnast sues in the US

A FORMER champion Chinese gymnast paralyzed in an accident at the 1998 Goodwill Games has filed a US$1.8 billion lawsuit against the former AOL Time Warner Inc media and entertainment company and the United States......

April 30, 2011, Saturday

Paralyzed gymnast to sue for US$100m

FORMER gymnast Sang Lan, who was left paralyzed after a fall at the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York, said yesterday that she will travel to the city in June to sue event organizers and an insurance company. Sang's......

April 9, 2011, Saturday



 

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