Gymnastic coaches, judges should register with association
The National Gymnastic Association has taken a decision to register all coaches and judges with the Association and application will be accepted till April 30. Thereafter only coaches and referees registered with the association will be allowed to attend seminars and other activities of the Gymnastic Association. A list of the persons registered will be [...]
Kalutara District emerge gymnastic champions
Schools from the Kalutara District Balika Vidyalaya, Panadura, Sri Sumangala Balika Vidyalaya, Panadura and Potuvila Navodya Vidyalaya emerged the champions in the Second Thai Sports Festival- Aerobic Gymnastic tournament held recently. The teams included 32 competitors and 27 of them bagged gold medals. Teams from Cambodia, Thailand, and Sri Lanka participated in the sports festival [...]
Dutchman Van Gelder denies cocaine use
Former world champion Yuri van Gelder, who was withdrawn from the Dutch world championship team this week for allegedly using cocaine, denied on Thursday he had used drugs. The country’s gymnastics union (KNGU) said on Wednesday there were indications of a “relapse situation”, prompting Van Gelder to be pulled from the team to compete in [...]
The grace of gymnastics
Cyprus’ Chyrystalleni Trikomiti competes in the Rhythmic Gymnastics in the team final event and individual all around qualification at The Indira Gandhi Sports Complex during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, on October 12, 2010AFP PHOTO by Manpreet ROMANA
Mazenodians show promise at gymnastics
Although De Mazenod College Kandana did not run away with the top honours at the recently concluded under 15 Junior National Gymnastics meet held at the Sugathadasa Stadium, the boys however did well to bag eight medals including a gold. Cheered on by their young coach, Kumarage Charaka Thushara the boys from Kandana made a [...]
Gymnastic champ Maheshika guides Marian girls to title
Sri Lanka’s women’s Gymnastic champion, Maheshika Rukini guided St. Mary’s College Tudella, Ja-Ela to win the girls championships of the all island school games gymnastic competition recently. Maheshika Rukini won all four events in the under 17 category to score 20 points for St. Mary’s College which was more than enough for them to win [...]
