Japan chooses their teams earlier than any of the other major nations.

Murakami, Sugihara, Miyakawa and Teramoto. 

Miyakawa, Teramoto qualify for gymnastics worlds

 VAULT

1-Sae Miyakawa – 14.850
2-Soyoka Hanawa – 14.400
3-Hinako Bundo – 14.075

BARS
1-Hitomi Hatakeda – 13.950
2-Asuka Teramoto – 13.800
3-Yuriko Yamamoto – 13.750

BEAM
1-Asuka Teramoto – 14.100
2-Natsumi Sasada – 13.900
3-Urara Ashikawa – 13.450

FLOOR
1-Sae Miyakawa – 14.100
2-Mai Murakami – 14.000
3-Mana Oguchi – 13.450

full results

(via dobleenplancha)

A series of high-profile appointments, coupled with a new organisation structure, could spark new life in the Singapore gymnastics scene.

The sport’s national governing body, Singapore Gymnastics (SG), has landed a coup by bringing on board Karen Norden, who was a senior manager (participation and sport development) at Gymnastics Australia.

The 54-year-old Australian will be the new general manager of SG …

Another new hire is a familiar face in the local gymnastics fraternity. Lim Heem Wei, Singapore’s first Olympic gymnast who competed at the London Games in 2012, also joined SG this month as one of three new sport development managers. …

Lim will be in charge of women’s artistic gymnastics, while Perry Koh, 27, and Choy Dian Chun, 26, will oversee men’s artistic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics respectively.

Each of them are responsible for taking charge of both recreational and elite athletes within their own disciplines. …

Arrival of new GM Norden, Olympian Lim, plus SG’s restructuring, a boost to the sport