
Gymnastics
Former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach kills self after abuse charges
John Geddert, who was charged by prosecutors earlier on Thursday, owned a training facility where convicted sex offender Larry Nassar served as the gym doctor.
Former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach kills self after abuse charges
John Geddert, who was charged by prosecutors earlier on Thursday, owned a training facility where convicted sex offender Larry Nassar served as the gym doctor.
Kohei Uchimura's national title an important step toward Olympics
The two-time Olympic champion will focus on the horizontal bars at the postponed Tokyo Games.
'King Kohei' Uchimura highlights Friendship and Solidarity meet
Thirty athletes representing four nations participated in the event at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, which served as a test for virus countermeasures ahead of next year's Olympics.
Kitakyushu to host both gymnastics world championships in 2021
The southern city of Kitakyushu will host the 2021 Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) announced on Sunday, becoming the first city to welcome both events in the same year. The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships will take place from Oct. ...
Kohei Uchimura ready for one-day gymnastics event in Tokyo
When Kohei Uchimura heard he’d tested positive for COVID-19, the three-time Olympic gold medalist was shocked. “When I was first told I was positive, I didn’t believe it at all,” he said, recalling his initial reaction to the result of a PCR test from Oct. ...
International gymnastics meet to provide insight into coronavirus control at Olympics
The one-day event at Yoyogi National Gymnasium will likely be viewed as a test of Tokyo's capability to safely hold an international sporting event.
Gymnastics champion Kohei Uchimura, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus this past week, has since been returned three different negative test results.
Olympic men's champion Kohei Uchimura tests positive for coronavirus
Negative tests next week could allow the reigning Olympic champion to participate in a planned four-nation meet at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Nov. 8.
U.S. gymnasts blaze a trail to Tokyo meet
A chartered flight will bring a team of six Americans to Japan for next month's four-nation event, a major test of anti-COVID countermeasures ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
The Japan Gymnastics Association said Monday it has chosen three-time Olympic champion Kohei Uchimura for a team competing in a four-nation meet next month, the first international event for an Olympic sport in Japan since the postponement of the Tokyo Games caused by the ...
The event is expected to serve as a test of protocols designed to allow international athletes to attend the Tokyo Olympics.
New Zealand becomes latest nation to face claims of abuse from gymnasts
Gymnastics New Zealand has launched "urgent inquiries" into allegations of systemic psychological and physical abuse of its athletes, media reports said, echoing similar complaints in other countries. Stuff Media and the New Zealand Herald reported on Saturday that club and elite gymnasts had complained of ...