International Gymnastics Federation

Mersin – Slovenian gymnasts Tjaša Kysselef and Lucija Hribar have brought home medals from the 2021 Mersin World Cup finale. Kysselef won silver in the vault, finishing second overall, and Hribar was third in the parallel bars as the event drew to a close on Sunday.

Turkish athlete Ferhat Arıcan clinched a gold medal at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup, the International Gymnastics Federation confirmed on June 26.

Nadia Comaneci, the world's first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.00 at the Olympic Games, wishes AGERPRES on its 130th anniversary since establishment to receive only scores of 10 for the news it publishes. "Many Happy Returns, AGERPRES, at 130 years of existence! I wish you to have many years ahead, to remain objective and to write what happens in Romanian sports.

AGERPRES, the first Romanian press institution found every time the solution to continue and managed to re-invent itself, "the world's most successful coach", Octavian Bellu says in a message conveyed to the AGERPRES National News Agency for the celebration of 130 years since establishment. "AGERPRES celebrates 130 years, it is a moment of review, a festive moment.

Bulgaria is set to welcome the world's top athletes for the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Sofia, which will also offer Olympic qualification for Tokyo 2020.

The Arena Armeec will stage an event which is the first competition in any of the gymnastic disciplines to offer Olympic berths.

Bulgaria and Italy will co-host the 19th edition of the men's volleyball World Championship, which will take place in 2018.

This will be the first world championship co-hosted by two countries, with the semifinals and finals of the tournament to be played in Italy.

The decision was taken by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) on Wednesday in Lausanne.

Five rhythmic gymnastics judges at the 2014 world championships have been sanctioned for biased judging.