THE ALL AROUND at European Championships:
… The answer seems to be: Probably not.
The All Around has yet to find a coach that would happily send his or her gymnasts to Japan in October. With many of the female competitors at Worlds likely to be minors, the main concern is the pressure parents face in making a decision of whether to let their children compete despite the potential health hazard. …
… The FIG has taken the decision to wait [before making a final decision] until the Council meeting May 19-20 in San José. …
The General Secretary of the Japanese Gymnastics Federation is due to arrive in Berlin over the weekend to discuss the situation with FIG officials.
According to FIG Executive Committee member Wolfgang Willam stated that so far the only official offer to take over from Tokyo had been received from Moscow …
Blythe is hearing the same thing.
This guy is smiling.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 