USOC seeks to revoke USA Gymnastics' status as governing body A gymnast competes on vault at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., August 19, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS NEW YORK (REUTERS) - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has taken the first steps to revoke USA Gymnastics of its status as the national governing body for the sport in the latest fallout from the sex abuse scandal involving a former team doctor. The USOC said the challenges facing the governing body, which is trying to recover from a scandal over the sexual abuse of hundreds of female athletes by ex-team doctor Larry Nassar, are more than it is capable of overcoming in its current form. “This is a situation in which there are no perfect solutions,” USOC chief executive Sarah Hirshland said in an open letter to the gymnastics community. “Seeking to revoke recognition is not a decision that we have come to easily, but I believe it is the right action. … [Read more...] about USOC seeks to revoke USA Gymnastics’ status as governing body
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Vietnamese gymnast won gold at World Challenge Cup 2018
Top Vietnamese gymnast Lê Thanh Tùng won gold at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup, held in Koper, Slovania from May 31 to June 3. Vietnamese first rank gymnast Lê Thanh Tùng won gold at 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup — Photo 24h.com.vn With a successful performance in the vault category in the final, Tùng defeated many other strong competitors. “In the qualifying round, Tùng only stood third, but coming into final round, he performed better so he beat other strong competitors to win the championship,” said coach Trương Minh Sang. His teammate Phạm Phước Hưng also said Tùng’s performance was outstanding. Tùng scored 14,600 points in total, followed by Japanese Takumi Sato with 14,475 and Benjamin Gischard from Switzerland with 14,325. At the World Challenge Cup held at Doha, Qatar last year, Tùng also won gold in the vault category. The … [Read more...] about Vietnamese gymnast won gold at World Challenge Cup 2018
Vietnam aims for 10 tickets to Youth Olympic Games 2018
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam strives to have 10 tickets to the Youth Olympic Games 2018, said the General Department of Physical Training and Sports on May 2. Vietnam now won five tickets to the event, according to the department. Female weightlifting team was awarded one slot to compete in the coming Youth Olympic Games as they ranked 14th at the world junior weightlifting championship last April. Other ticket holders include Do Hong Ngoc, who won silver in the world junior boxing championship in India and taekwondo martial artist Ho Thi Kim Ngan. Gymnast Pham Nhu Phuong (5th in the top eight Asian female athletes) and Nguyen Van Khanh Phong (4th among the eight leading Asian male athletes) also won two tickets to the tournament. Badminton players Nguyen Hai Dang (31st place globally in young players’ ranking) and Vu Thi Anh Thu (39th place), who are among the world’s 50 best young badminton players, are being considered for … [Read more...] about Vietnam aims for 10 tickets to Youth Olympic Games 2018
Vietnam pockets golds at gymnastics, taekwondo championships
Hanoi (VNA) - Gymnast Le Thanh Tung snatched a gold medal with a perfect landing in the mend’s vault finals with a score of 14,733 at the 10th edition of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Doha, Qatar on March 25. This is Tung’s first gold in a world event. The 22-year-old gymnast from Ho Chi Minh City is a gold medal hopeful for upcoming regional competitions, including SEA Games 2017 and Asiad 2018. He bagged two golds for Vietnam at the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore. Four gymnasts from Vietnam- Le Thanh Tung, Pham Phuoc Hung, Dinh Phuong Thanh and Dang Nam- participated in the gymnastic event, the first major competition of the sport this year. Meanwhile, Tran Tien Khoa from Can Tho also struck gold in the men’s individual standard poomsae (age 18-20) at the Southeast Asia Taekwondo Championship 2017 held in Malaysia from March 20-27.-VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam pockets golds at gymnastics, taekwondo championships
Passion and patience key to gymnastics
Viet Nam News Coach of Việt Nam's national female gymnastics team, Nguyễn Thị Thanh Thúy, was born in the northern port city of Hải Phòng in 1970. She developed a strong attachment to gymnastics at the age of seven. In 1987, she retired from competition to learn gymnastics coaching in Russia. In 1993, she began to train female gymnasts in Hải Phòng and then later became coach of the national team. For more than 23 years, Thúy has trained many outstanding gymnasts who have gone on to success at regional and world tournaments. Thanh Nga talks to her about her life and career. Inner Santum: Can you tell why you chose gymnastics as a career? In my childhood, several friends and I signed up for gymnastics lessons at the Hải Phòng gymnasium. After that, I felt the sport was my destiny. After graduating from high school, I earned a scholarship to study gymnastics for five years at a sports university in Russia. I returned home with the wish of imparting the knowledge I had gained in … [Read more...] about Passion and patience key to gymnastics