“Papa did it!” That’s what gymnast Lee Chih-kai of Chinese Taipei said to his wife and child on Saturday after securing the men’s pommel horse title with 15.500 points at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. “I was really nervous before going on stage. I kept telling myself ‘Take a deep breath, find your own […]
Zhang Boheng (China) on pommel horse in men’s individual all-around The crème de la crème of men’s gymnastics has gathered at the Chengdu FISU World University Games with the crowd’s attention focused on two favourites for the all-around title. China’s Zhang Boheng and Japan’s Hashimoto Daiki have traded all-around titles at every international competition since […]
Gymnasts give it their all. They fly through the air and make it look incredibly easy, which is far from the truth. In a way, gymnasts are real-life superheroes. As a result, gymnastics is one of the most watched events at multi-sport competitions around the world. The Chengdu FISU World University Games, are no exception. […]
Amaya Sithumini Klukottage stared down the vault runway, ready for her first apparatus of the individual artistic gymnastics qualifier at the Chengdu FISU World University Games. Before starting her run, she looked toward the side of the mat, where her coach normally would have stood. She began down the runway and vaulted a Tsukahara pike, […]
The beautiful and powerful sport of artistic gymnastics has been on the programme at all but four of the FISU World University Games, and the Chengdu 2021 FISU Games will mark its 16th straight appearance. Legendary gymnasts have competed at FISU Games such as six-time men’s all-around world champion Kohei Uchimura and the first gymnast […]
Photo courtesy of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) LAUSANNE—The Produnova vault: a combination of a front handspring entry, followed by a double front somersault off the table for the total of three front flips in less than three seconds. No easy task for even the most experienced gymnasts, it was a breeze for the Russian […]
Two-time Olympic champion Svetlana Khorkina gave a talk on Dual Career at the FISU Forum 2018The FISU Forum is the place where international student sport intelligentsia gathers. It’s the go-to place for athletes and officials meet scientists and experts to discuss, debate and collaborate on topics like dual career, gender equality and innovative leadership. For French […]
The drawing of lots for Men’s and Women’s Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics was completed on 24 July for the Taipei Summer Universiade 2017. The event in Taipei City (TPE) features undergraduate and graduate university students ages 17-28. Many Olympians, including 2016 Rio medalists, are set to compete in the four Gymnastics disciplines contested in Chinese Taipei. Taipei City is […]
