Malaysia & Switzerland rebuild

Maylaysia:

Apparently the National Gymnastics Teams are to be disbanded by the Malaysian Gymnastics Federation and the current coaching staff also let go in an effort to produce new and improved gymnasts. …

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Switzerland:

… After neither its men’s or women’s teams qualified to next month’s London Test Event, the country has had a bevy of retirements, including longtime men’s team members Daniel Groves, Niki Boschenstein and Roman Gisi.

Add Jennifer Senn and 2011 World team member Yasmin Zimmerman to the list. The Swiss Gymnastics Federation announced this week that it would not renew the contracts of either after January 2012, effectively ending their elite careers.

“The Swiss Gymnastics Federation has set the goal to rejuvenate the national team athletes and align the planning for the next Olympic cycle …

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Has this happened in any other nations?

… there will be more to come after the London Test meet in January. Nations will rebuild towards 2016 and 2020.

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