Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – Rules and qualifications

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FIG published the qualification system for Tokyo 2020 few months ago. the Test Event as the qualifying 2nd stage will be eliminated in the next Olympiad. Instead, it will be determined by the overall results of the World Cup Series 2020.

The 2019 World Championships still remain the major qualifying event. Additional Olympic participation rights are constrained again with the current restrictions of NOCs having qualified at least 1 berth (i.e. a NOC with 1 berth cannot win another berth).

Please read the World Cup Series 2017-2020 rules here,

ART. 1  GENERAL PRINCIPLES
During the Olympic cycle 2017 – 2020, there will be one Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series every year, with four events each, taking place between February and April. The results of the 3 best results out of 4 are taken into consideration. The World Cup Series 2020 will be qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games (for Individual gymnasts only).

ART. 18 OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION* (page 13)
In the 2020 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Series a separate Olympic Qualification Ranking list will be established and give the opportunity to earn three Olympic qualification places. Continue reading

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Video Translation: Mamun compared Olympians to “Warriors of Light”

Translated by my friend Tatiana, many many THANKS!!!

Vladimir Putin presented state awards in the Kremlin, the Russian athletes – gold prize-winners XXXI Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Games champion Margarita Mamun thanked the president and fellow national team, compared Olympians to “warriors of light”

Following is the translation of Rita’s speech:
Margarita Mamun: “Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, dear friends, it’s a great honor for me and our team to be here today and to be able to thank everyone who Continue reading

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Margarita Mamun’s father passes away

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Rajshahi-born Abdullah Al Mamun is seen in an old family photo with his daughter Margarita Mamun. Photo: Collected

News link: click here
My deepest condolences to Rita and her family….May her father rest in peace. 🙏🙏🙏

27-Aug-2016
Abdullah Al Mamun, father of Rio 2016 all-around rhythmic gymnastics gold-medallist Margarita Mamun, passed away in Moscow yesterday at the age of 52 after a long battle with cancer.

News of his demise reached Kashipur village in Rajshahi — where Mamun was born — at around 5:30pm yesterday.   Continue reading

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Aeon Cup 2016, Sep 8-11

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Team Top 3 (left to right): BLR – RUS – UKR 2016.9.11. at 東京体育館  PHOTO by 松田 優

The 22 edition of AEON CUP will take place in Tokyo in September 9th – 11th 2016.

“AEON CUP” is the competition which contributes to the development of the rhythmic gymnastics worldwide.

Official website: click here
FIG event page: click here
Participants list: click here
Final Start List: click here (RUS Junior Maria Sergeeva instead of Alina Ermolova)
Qualification Start List: click here
Competition Rules: click here
(Note: This year the competition rules has been changed: Aeon Cup 2015 Top 5 Team + 1 wild card team No need to compete in qualification, means RUS, BLR, UKR, AZE, Aeon club (JPN) + 1 wildcard team automatically qualified to final. Top 3 team in qualification will qualify to final. for individual: Top 4 seniors and Top 2 juniors in qualification will qualify to final.)
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Translation: Margarita Mamun “Haven’t realized anything yet, but happy”

Translated by my friend Tatiana, Many Many Thanks!!!

Rita: My dear knees (laughing)

Q: What happened to them?
Rita: It’s all the floor: we are moving all the time, catching apparatus, etc. so that skin gets scratched all the time.

Q: Wow, so that’s the price of victory. So please tell us, how much did this medal cost you morally?
Rita: Morally, it was very hard. This medal is a result of hard work. Looking back I see how difficult this path to medal was. I’m glad I could make it. Continue reading

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Olympic champion ‪Margarita Mamun‬ and swimmer ‪‎Alexander Sukhorukov‬ are going to get married

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On the sporting successes of 20-year-old gymnast Margarita Mamun after the Olympics in Rio whole world knows – she won the all-around in the individual championship, becoming the absolute champion of the Games. We now know some details of her personal life. Margarita’s heart was able to win the same athlete, 28-year-old swimmer Alexander Sukhorukov. Young people together for three years and, according to Alexander, seriously thinking about the wedding.  Continue reading

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Video: Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020‬ promote video “love sport” at closing ceremony of Rio 2016! Sooo cool!!!!!!

BBC: Tokyo 2020 clues: when Japan’s PM dressed up as Super Mario
With athletes and viewers exhausted, the closing ceremony for Rio2016 was passing off as expected…

Until Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe popped out of a giant green pipe dressed up as video game character Super Mario, one of Japan’s best-known exports. Continue reading

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2016 Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio de Janeiro (BRA) 19 – 21 Aug

FIG: Rio goes Rhythmic
RIO DE JANEIRO, 10:15 a.m.: Ninety six gymnasts — 14 Groups of five gymnasts and 26 individuals — will dance on the Rhythmic floor installed in the Rio Olympic Arena during today’s podium training, the final dress rehearsal for the qualification rounds taking place Friday for individuals and Saturday for Groups. Continue reading

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Gymnastics Gala Back to OG in Rio 2016!!! Today at 11:00 am Brazil

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Don’t miss the Olympic Gymnastics Gala Wednesday!
Publication date : 17/08/2016
See the biggest stars from the 2016 Rio Games and World Championships from all Gymnastics disciplines put on a show at the Olympic Gymnastics gala August 17 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Continue reading

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ZKG FB Fans Page 10,000+ fans! Thank You Very Much!

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After 6 years, today, Zhenya Kanaeva Gymnasium facebook fans page reached 10,000+ fans. It’s a milestone for me. I started this website on 2009 and created FB fans page on 2010. Time flies! Thanks very much many friends’ help and support for all these years. catts, Alyona, Tatiana, Gaby, Ana, RC, Hershey, Fannie, Ekaterina, Michael, Laura, Anita, Natalia and 丸子. ❤ ❤ ❤
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