Japanese gymnast sent home from Paris for smoking and drinking
TOKYO: Teenage gymnast Shoko Miyata has been pulled from Japan’s team for the Paris Olympics after being caught smoking and…
Tag: Gymnastics
Olympics-Japan women’s gymnastics captain out of Paris Games for smoking
TOKYO (Reuters) -Shoko Miyata, the 19-year-old captain of the Japan women's artistic gymnastics team, has withdrawn from the squad for…
Gymnastics-British great Whitlock heads to final Games, Downie returns
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's greatest gymnast Max Whitlock said he was looking forward to his fourth and final Games with…
Olympics-Lee’s performance at U.S. Championships lifted by Biles pep talk
(Reuters) - Sunisa Lee thought her chances of making the U.S. team for the Paris Olympics had crumbled after an…
Gymnastics-Biles eyes ninth all-around title at U.S. championships
(Reuters) - Simone Biles enters this weekend's U.S. Gymnastics Championships as the favorite to claim yet another all-around title as…
Gymnastics-Douglas ends Paris Olympics bid due to ankle injury
(Reuters) - Three-time Olympic gold medallist Gabby Douglas has withdrawn from this weekend's U.S. championships in Texas due to an…
National gymnast vaults to history as first Malaysian to win medal at Asian meet
PETALING JAYA: All national artistic gymnast Mohd Sharul Aimy wanted to do was to get his landing right in his…
Gymnast Sharul becomes the first Malaysian to win an Asian Championships medal
PETALING JAYA: National gymnast Mohd Sharul Aimy has become the first ever Malaysian to win a medal in the Asian…
Gymnastics-Olympic champion Douglas returns after eight-year absence
(Reuters) - Three-times Olympic gold medallist Gabby Douglas returned to competition for the first time in eight years at the…