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Harutyun Merdinyan – Pommels

The European Champion 2016 has already qualified to Rio.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube. 15.366 (Difficulty : 6.900 ; Execution : 8.466)

FIG on the Olympic Channel

The creation of an Olympic Channel was one of the key recommendations of Olympic Agenda 2020, aiming to provide a new way to engage young people and core fans in the Olympic Movement, while also promoting the Olympic values on a consistent basis.

The Channel will broadcast live sports events, news and athlete stories, as well as historical Olympic footage and official films from the IOC’s archives. There will also be a focus on educational and youth-oriented programming, sustainability, sports science and nutrition, and promoting a healthy and active lifestyle.

The Olympic Channel Services team now consists of more than 60 full time employees, representing 20 different nationalities …

OLYMPIC CHANNEL REACHES LANDMARK AGREEMENTS WITH INTERNATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS

Home office is in Madrid.

Rio Gymnastics preview montage

Aly Raisman, Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas.

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Japanese Men’s training camp

Choosing their team early allows team Japan, the favourites, to do a lot of team building in advance of Rio.

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https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4fpslv_20160610training-camp-bilingual_sport

Uchimura would like to continue through the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but no longer do the AA. He thinks Kenzo could one day be the Japanese and World AA Champ.

Rio Olympic favourites

Artistics Gymnastics put together a montage of some top gymnasts who could contend for medals IF they are chosen by their nations to go to Rio.

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Marian Dragulescu interview

He’ll train at least through European Championships 2017.

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The Little Communist Who Never Smiled

Originally published in French – La petite communiste qui ne souriait jamais . New in English just in time for the Olympics.

… Lola Lafon tells the story of Comaneci’s journey from growing up in rural Romania to her eventual defection to the United States in 1989. Adored by young girls in the west and appropriated as a political emblem by the Ceausescu regime, Comaneci’s life was scrutinised wherever she went. Lafon’s novel is a powerful re-imagining of a childhood in the spotlight of history, politics and destiny.