I’m excited to see events hosted in Arabic countries. Sport is one of the best ways to break down barriers.
And who wouldn’t want to compete here:
Yet there are very few female gymnasts coming:
The event will see participation of 109 male and 29 female gymnasts from 38 countries. …
Croatia’s Robert Seligman, France’s Yann Cucherat in parallel bars, Greece’s Dimosthenis Tampakos, a Olympic gold medalist, Italy’s Igor Cassina, Japan’s Hiroyuki Tomita, Netherlands’ Lambertus Van Gelder in ring, Germany’s Oksana Chusovitina and Tunisia’s Wajdi Bouallegue are some of the top gymnasts who will be seen in action during this three-day event. …
March 4-6th – Artistic Gymnastics World Cup – official website
Only 29 female competitors?
I have a theory that the current code of points may eventually fail for an unexpected reason. That too few of the member nations of FIG will be able to field athletes.
Even the top 12 nations qualified for the Team Olympics are having problems putting together a competitive team for Beijing.
How long can it be before disgruntled nations force rules change to allow them to be more competitive on the world stage? FIG elections are one nation, one vote.
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