Author: Rick Mc

Tragic.

… A SIX-year-old Tasmanian boy has accidentally hanged himself after getting entangled in a clothes line while jumping on a trampoline.

Police said the boy was using a trampoline placed under a clothes line in the backyard of his New Norfolk home, north west of Hobart, about 11.30am today.

As he jumped, the strap of his bicycle helmet got caught on the nylon rope of the clothes line and tightened around his neck.

The clothes line appeared to have swung away from the trampoline, leaving the boy suspended and unable to free himself, police said.

Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful and he died at the scene.

The Australian

Condolences to the family.

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… On July 1st I was at a big house party with a TERRIBLE backyard trampoline. Six or eight kids on it at a time. Yet I made no attempt to police it. Or “inform” the parents of the dangers.

If I was King of the World I would ban backyard trampolines. Since I’m not, I’ll have to bite my tongue every time I see one in a backyard.

I’m feeling rotten for Australia. Recall that a 19-yr-old Townsville tumbler died in June .

July 18-19, 2009

This is going to be a really BIG meet. Check the participants list, so far.

The Japan Gymnastic Association will host the first Japan Cup in July 2009. …

The gymnasts will compete for both team and individual all-around championships. The team all-around will be decided for the first time in the world by the “5-3-3” format (Competition IV). This system will also be applied at the 2012 London Olympics. We will be able to see and enjoy how each country uses that new system and what their strategy will be. The individual all-around will provide a high level of entertainment from the top gymnasts of each country.

Kohei Uchimura, the silver medalist in the all-around at the 2008 Olympics, will lead the Japanese men’s team. …

The Japanese women’s team will be almost the very same as the 2008 Olympic team. Koko Tsurumi will be the leader after winning both the 2009 national championships and the NHK Cup. Yuko Shintake, Miki Uemura, Kyoko Oshima and Yu Minobe will challenge Russia, China and Australia for the Japan Cup medal. …

Japan Cup

Gym Camp is the best time of the year to meet famous gymnasts.

Svetlana Boginskaya, of Belarus, and Oksana Chusovitina, of Germany, visited the Northern Virginia Gymnastics Academy June 26 …

Former Olympians visit Sterling gymnastics camp

I wish I had attended that one!

… While Cheng, three time world vault champion in a row, had a below-par performance due to a right knee injury sustained before coming to Belgrade, Jiang shone by topping the qualifications of all-around and beam and qualifying for all apparatus except for vault.

The Chinese Olympic duo was both happy to attend their first Universiade.

“Compared to the Olympics, it’s much more relaxing. I like the atmosphere and enjoy the interaction with other athletes in the village,” said Cheng.

“I feel no pressure and very happy,” said Jiang, asked what is the biggest difference from an Olympic Games.

Chinese gymnasts show different class at Universiade

Congratulation Japan.

read FINAL SCORES for team and individual all-around qualification on World Gymnastics

Impressive AA for Japan. Two Japanese tied for first in prelims.

1. HOSHI, Yoskuke – Japan – 89.000
2. WATANABE, Kyoichi – Japan – 89.000

How about that!

Actually, it costs US$12 to have a company send you a gift card like this in the mail with Shannon’s autograph on it.

Shannon, Chelsea Memmel and Kerri Strug are “Great Friends”, 3 of the female sport stars and celebrities available to write you a personal note … from a short list of personal notes available.

Seems like a strange service to me. But I wouldn’t be surprised if you told me they sold many thousands of these.

I assume this company keeps the profits. It’s not a charity organization.

FAQs.

With the highest scores in the all-around and on balance beam, 2008 Olympic gold medalist Jiang Yuyuan led China to the team title Thursday as the 25th University Games began in Belgrade, Serbia.

A team of Chinese all-stars crushed Russia by a seven-point margin of victory, 169.150-162.150. The Chinese squad in Belgrade included Jiang and Cheng Fei, members of the gold medal-winning Olympic team from Beijing, and half of the 2006 world champion team in Cheng, He Ning and Zhou Zhuoru. …

Russia, led by Olympian Svetlana Klyukina, held off North Korea by .6 to secure the silver medal. Two-time Olympian Yelena Zamolodchikova, 26, competed on vault and floor exercise, the events she won at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. …

International Gymnast – Chinese Women Win University Games Title

Congratulations North Korea.

They finished ahead of Japan, Ukraine, Great Britain and others.

With the highest scores in the all-around and on balance beam, 2008 Olympic gold medalist Jiang Yuyuan led China to the team title Thursday as the 25th University Games began in Belgrade, Serbia.

A team of Chinese all-stars crushed Russia by a seven-point margin of victory, 169.150-162.150. The Chinese squad in Belgrade included Jiang and Cheng Fei, members of the gold medal-winning Olympic team from Beijing, and half of the 2006 world champion team in Cheng, He Ning and Zhou Zhuoru. …

Russia, led by Olympian Svetlana Klyukina, held off North Korea by .6 to secure the silver medal. Two-time Olympian Yelena Zamolodchikova, 26, competed on vault and floor exercise, the events she won at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. …

International Gymnast – Chinese Women Win University Games Title

Congratulations North Korea.

They finished ahead of Japan, Ukraine, Great Britain and others.

Prelim scores qualifying for Finals.

For once Beth Tweddle is competing against women closer to her own age.

VAULT
1. HONG, Un Jong – DPR Korea – 14.150
2. CHENG, Fei – China – 14.100
3. TANAKA, Rie – Japan – 13.900

FLOOR EXERCISE
1. TWEDDLE, Elizabeth – Great Britain – 14.800
2. JIANG, Yuyuan – China – 14.450
3. CHENG, Fei – China – 14.100

all prelim scores on World Gymnastics