Category Archives: Gymnastics

Ohio State fires Paul Hamm after assault

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Roy Kessel

Gene Smith has certainly had his hands full. Ohio State has been on the front page of the sports pages for most of the last six months.  Now just as football season was starting and the school hoped that it … finish reading Ohio State fires Paul Hamm after assault

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Int’l Gymnastics Federations suspends 11 nations

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Roy Kessel

(AP) The International Gymnastics Federation has suspended 11 countries for failing to pay dues to the sport’s ruling body. The governing body says the 11 are Cyprus, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Macau, Macedonia, Paraguay, Seychelles, Syria, Tajikistan, and Yemen. FIG rules bar … finish reading Int’l Gymnastics Federations suspends 11 nations

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Two Ukraine officials and a gymnast suspended for doping incident

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Roy Kessel

The International Gymnastics Federation has suspended two Ukrainian coaches for “willful negligence” after a 15-year-old acrobatics world champion failed a doping test. The governing body says Anastasiya Melnychenko must serve a two-month ban for testing positive for a banned diuretic … finish reading Two Ukraine officials and a gymnast suspended for doping incident

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