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Natalia Escalera
Natalia Isabel Escalera Cárdenas (born 3 July 2002) is a Mexican artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 Pan American champion and the 2023 Pan American Games bronze medalist on the vault. She represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Early life Escalera was born in Ensenada in 2002 and began gymnastics when she was three years old at Baja Dynamo, where she still trains. Gymnastics career 2017 At the 2017 Mexican Championships, Escalera finished third in the all-around in the junior division. Then at the Central American Sports Festival, she finished seventh in the all-around and won a silver medal on the vault. 2018–2019 Escalera became age-eligible for senior competition in 2018. She finished sixth at her first senior-level national championships. She was selected to represent Mexico at the 2018 Pan American Championships where she helped the team win the bronze medal. At the 2019 Mexican Championships, Escalera placed twelfth in the all-around. 2021 At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensenada, Baja California
Ensenada is a city in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Located on the Bahía de Todos Santos, the city had a population of 279,765 in 2018, making it the third-largest city in Baja California. The city is an important international trade center and home to the Port of Ensenada, the second-busiest port in Mexico. Ensenada is a major tourist destination, owing to its warm Mediterranean climate and proximity to the Pacific Ocean, and is commonly known as ''La Cenicienta del Pacífico'' ("The Cinderella of the Pacific"). Ensenada was founded in 1882, when the small community of Rancho Ensenada de Todos Santos was made the regional capital for the northern partition of the Baja California Territory. The city grew significantly with the proliferation of mines in the surrounding mountains. While the Mexican Revolution curtailed much of Ensenada's expansion, the onset of Prohibition in the United States transformed the city into a po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Age Requirements In Gymnastics
The age requirements in gymnastics are established by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) and regulate the age at which athletes are allowed to participate in senior-level competitions. In the latter half of the 20th century, a series of controversies arose with regard to gymnast ages, some of them leading to sanctions by FIG, and paving the way for the age requirements to be raised from 14 to 15 in 1981, and then to 16 in 1997. History of age requirements in artistic gymnastics Prior to 1981, the minimum required age to compete in senior events sanctioned by the FIG (including the Olympic Games) was 14. The earliest champions in women's gymnastics tended to be in their 20s; most had studied ballet for years before entering the sport. Hungarian gymnast Ágnes Keleti won individual gold medals at the age of 35 at the 1956 Olympics. Larisa Latynina, the first great Soviet gymnast, won her first Olympic all-around medal at the age of 21, her second at 25 and her thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Antwerp, Belgium at the Sportpaleis, from 30 September to 8 October 2023. Antwerp hosted the event for the third time; previously the city hosted the first ever World Championships in 1903 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 1903 and again in 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2013. The championships was a Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification, qualification event for the 2024 Summer Olympics, 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The top nine teams in both the men's and women's team qualifications (not including teams that 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships#Olympic qualification, qualified at the previous year's World Championships) obtained five quota places for Paris as a team. Additionally, numerous individuals qualified with a nominative berth for the Olympic Games. Qualification and quotas The first qualification event for the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss Civil Code (articles 60–79). Founded by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern (Summer, Winter, and Youth) Olympic Games. The IOC is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and of the worldwide "Olympic Movement", the IOC's term for all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. As of 2020, there are 206 NOCs officially recognised by the IOC. The current president of the IOC is Thomas Bach. The stated mission of the IOC is to promote the Olympics throughout the world and to lead the Olympic Movement: *To encourage and support the organization, development, and coordination of sport and sports competitions; *To ensure the regu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexa Moreno
Alexa Citlali Moreno Medina (born 8 August 1994) is a Mexican former artistic gymnast. She is the 2018 World bronze medalist on vault, the first Mexican female gymnast to medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She represented Mexico at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she was the second reserve for the all-around final and at the 2020 Olympics where she placed fourth in the vault final. She won a silver medal on vault at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games and a bronze medal on vault at the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships. She is also a five-time medalist on the FIG World Cup circuit. She is the 2011 Pan American Games and 2014 and 2018 Pan American Championships team bronze medalist and the 2010 and 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games team gold medalist. Career Moreno began gymnastics when she was three years old. Moreno won the bronze medal on the vault at the 2010 Pacific Rim Championships behind Dominique Pegg and Emily Little. Then at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiana Sumanasekera
Tiana Sumanasekera (born September 15, 2007) is an American artistic gymnast and a member of the United States women's national artistic gymnastics team. She is the 2023 Pan American all-around and balance beam champion. Early life Sumanasekera was born to Rajitha and Ruwangi Sumanasekera in 2007. She started gymnastics in 2013. She is of Sri Lankan descent. Sumanasekera is believed to be the first gymnast of Sri Lankan descent to represent the U.S. in international competition. Junior gymnastics career 2021 Sumanasekera competed at the 2021 Winter Cup where she placed seventh in the all-around. She next competed at the American Classic where she placed eighth in the all-around but won gold on floor exercise and silver on vault. Sumanasekera competed at the U.S. Classic where she finished tenth in the all-around. In November Sumanasekera was selected to represent the United States at the inaugural Junior Pan American Games alongside Katelyn Jong, Madray Johnson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Liverpool Arena, from 29 October to 6 November 2022. The United Kingdom previously hosted this event in 1993 (Birmingham), 2009 (London) and 2015 (Glasgow). The championships is a qualification event for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The top three teams in both the men's and women's team finals will obtain five quota places for Paris, and qualify for the team event. Competition schedule Medal summary Medalists Names italicised denote the team alternate. Medal standings Overall Men Women Men's results Team Oldest and youngest competitors Individual all-around Oldest and youngest competitors Floor Oldest and youngest competitors Pommel horse Oldest and youngest competitors Rings Oldest and youngest competitors Vault Oldest and youngest competitors Parallel bars Oldest and youngest competitors Horizontal bar Oldest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Series
The 2022 FIG World Cup circuit in Artistic Gymnastics is a series of competitions officially organized and promoted by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in 2022.FIG ''''. Retrieved 2021-12-17. Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the implemented restrictions regarding the use of Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karla Navas
Karla Andrea Navas Boyd (born 12 September 2004) is a Panamanian artistic gymnast. She is the 2022 Pan American Gymnastics Championships, 2022 and 2024 Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2024 Pan American champion on vault. Early life Navas was born in Panama City, Panama in 2004. Her mother Veronica Boyd was also a gymnast and her grandfather Guillermo Boyd represented Panama in Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics, weightlifting at the 1968 Olympic Games. Junior gymnastics career 2018 Navas made her international debut at the 2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships, Pacific Rim Championships where she finished seventh in the all-around. She next competed at the 2018 Junior Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Junior Pan American Championships, where she helped Panama finish seventh as team; Navas finished fifteenth in the all-around. In October Navas competed at the Junior South American Championships where she placed eleventh in the all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahtziri Sandoval
Ahtziri Viridiana Sandoval Pérez (born October 5, 1996 in Guadalajara) is a Mexican artistic gymnast. She is the 2017 Pan American champion on vault. Early life Sandoval was born in Guadalajara on October 5, 1996. She began practicing gymnastics at age five. Career 2014 Sandoval competed at the Pan American Championships, where she helped Mexico finish third as a team. Individually, she received bronze on the uneven bars behind Ashton Locklear and Madison Kocian. 2015 Sandoval competed at the São Paulo Challenge Cup, where she placed sixth on both vault and uneven bars. In July, she competed at the Pan American Games where she helped Mexico finish fifth as a team. Individually, Sandoval qualified to the uneven bars final and finished sixth. 2017 At the 2017 Mexican national championships Sandoval finished third in the all-around. At the Central American Sports Festival she helped Mexico win gold as a team; individually she won silver on vault behind Yamilet Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USA Gymnastics
United States of America Gymnastics (USA Gymnastics or USAG) is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Established in 1963 as the U.S. Gymnastics Federation (USGF), USA Gymnastics is responsible for selecting and training national teams for the Olympic Games and World Championships. The mission of USA Gymnastics is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in all aspects of gymnastics. The programs governed by USAG are: * Women's artistic gymnastics (WAG) * Men's artistic gymnastics (MAG) * Rhythmic gymnastics * Trampoline & tumbling (T&T) * Acrobatic gymnastics * Aerobic gymnastics (designated as discipline of gymnastics by the international body, the FIG) * Group gymnastics / Gymnastics for All The Women's Artistic program—comprising the events vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise—has become well known through holding several nationally televised competitions each year. Events in the Men's Artistic program inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Kitakyushu, Japan from October 18–24, 2021. The competition took place at the Kitakyushu City General Gymnasium. It was the third time that Japan hosted the event, following the 1995 and 2011 editions. The competition was originally scheduled to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, before the Danish Gymnastics Federation withdrew from hosting in July 2020. In November 2020, the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique announced Kitakyushu as the replacement host city for the same dates. Although the World Championships are traditionally not held in Olympic years, the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics caused the 2021 event to fall during the same year. The last time the Olympics and the World Championships were held in the same year was in 1996. Competition schedule Medal summary Medalists Medal standings Overall Men Women Men's results Individual all-around China's Zhang Boheng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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