PRESS REVIEW
GYMmedia International
presents some of the world wide press reactions
before and at run times of these 2009 artistic gymnastics world championships,
which took place from October 13 to October 18
in the O2 Arena of London
+ based on the F.I.G. press review and more ...
** OCTOBER 20, 2009* Top Russian gymnast Ryazanov dies in car crash (AFP)
* Yuri Ryazanov Killed in Car Accident (International Gymnast)
* GYMNASTICS EXCLUSIVE: Beth Tweddle's gold raises hopes of London 2012 glory (Mail Online)
**OCTOBER 19
* Trampolinists Stay in Sync Despite Their Distance (The New York Times)
* Worlds over, on to 2012 for gymnasts (Universal Sports)
* Mitchell arrives as international gymnastics star (WAtoday)
* Beth Tweddle targets 2012 Olympics after her world championship gold (Guardian)
*+ OCTOBER 23
* Tweddle claims superb World gold (BBC Sport)
* Beth Tweddle wins World Championship gold on floor (Telegraph)
* Beth Tweddle finds her feet on the floor to clinch rare gold for Britain 2009 (Guardian)
* Deng makes it six gold as China end worlds on high (AFP)
* Deng promises more after claiming balance beam world title (More than the Games)
* China makes it 3 wins in a row with gold on rings (AP)
* China bags three more golds at gymnastics worlds (Xinhua)
* China caps off worlds with yet another gold medal (USA Today)
* Gymnastics world championships / Alexander Shatilov wins Israel's first-ever medal (Ha’aretz)
* Shatilov captures world championship bronze for Israel (Jerusalem Post)
* Aussie grabs bronze at world gymnastics titles; United regains top spot (Courier Mail)
* China claims three of the five gold at London world championships (CCTV)
* Sydneysider wins gymnastics bronze in UK (The Sydney Morning Herald)
* Aussie gymnast Sellathurai in awe of Chinese (AFP)
* China grabs three golds in gymnastics world (Xinhua)
* Louis Smith, the fallen hero (Times Online)
** OCTOBER 17
* Kayla Williams, 16, wins gold for US at gym worlds (Associated Press)
* Swiss gymnast vaults to success (Swiss Info)
* Williams shows what she can do with gold (Reuters)
* Dragulescu wins another title on floor exercise (Associated Press)
* Gymnastics-Smith not yet in perfect harmony with pommel routine (Reuters)
* Louis Smith's pommel horse choice backfires at World Championships (Telegraph)
* Louis Smith falls to earth as his gold-medal gamble fails (Guardian)
* Error from Smith sees Brit finish last at World Championships (More than the Games)
* China finally strike gold in London (Reuters)
* China makes it 3 wins in a row with gold on rings (Associated Press)
* Chinese run rings around gymnastics rivals (AFP)
* He Kexin adds world gong to Olympic gold in London (More than the Games)
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