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McMurry University will add both women’s and men’s gymnastics to its athletic programs, the university announced Tuesday. The programs are set to begin in 2027, with competition beginning in the 2028 season.
… a small private university located in Abilene, Texas, and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Its athletic programs compete in NCAA Division III.
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Big respect for those who made Nationals without their full team.
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The first truly great tumbler and vaulter from China.
Part 2 of an analysis by zhoxxyy.
Read part 1 here.
The Japanese gymnastics training system emphasizes injury prevention through extensive warm-up routines, active mobility, and specific strength development. Techniques focus on enhancing flexibility and precision, optimizing performance in key events while strategically managing strength.
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The Warm-Up & Body Care: The “Injury Prevention” Protocol
Conditioning: “Specific Strength” vs. “Big Strength”
Apparatus Deep Dive: The Technical Secrets
Summary of Technical Specialties
Read the article online ➙ Inside Japanese Gymnastics (2): Training Protocols
Barajas has the top P Bar score in 2026, so far.
Super fantastic Final this year.
Great routine. But the surprise for me was a Chinese gymnast achieving 6.6 Difficulty without using the usual Forward Giants in different grips series.
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For the first time in its history, the Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships will cross the USD 99,000 mark in total prize money — more than five times what gymnasts were competing for just one edition ago.
The 2026 Championships, set for Zunyi in the People’s Republic of China this June, will see men’s and women’s gymnasts compete for a combined purse that dwarfs the USD 18,000 on offer in previous years, when men took home USD 10,000 and women USD 8,000.
The jump didn’t happen by accident. Under a new funding model approved at the AGU’s Executive Committee meeting and Extraordinary Congress, the Union commits to matching whatever the host organizing committee puts in. For 2026, the Chinese side chose to go beyond the standard baseline — voluntarily — and the AGU matched them dollar for dollar, bringing each side’s contribution to USD 49,500.
The model is now the template for all future AGU championships. Host committees set the floor, the AGU meets them there, and if a host wants to go further, the Union follows.
Beyond the headline figure, the structure of how prize money is awarded has also changed. Payouts will now reach gymnasts finishing as far back as eighth place in every apparatus final — not just the podium. It’s a deliberate move to make more gymnasts feel the weight of a result, and to raise the stakes across the full field.
Historic Boost: Asian Gymnastics Championships Prize Money Jumps to USD 99,000
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