News Summary:
Media accreditation opened on July 6, 2026, for the 1st European Championships in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, scheduled for August 13-16, 2026, in Zagreb, Croatia, with a deadline of July 30, 2026, for applications. Previously, on July 5, 2026, the organization launched an online Men's Artistic Gymnastics Junior preparation event for the 2026 Europeans in Zagreb, powered by Elevien. Earlier, on July 3, 2026, European Gymnastics announced the passing of Aerobic Technical Committee member Dimitrina Kandeva at age 54 after a battle with cancer. Kandeva served on the European Gymnastics Technical Committee since 2023 and was President of the Aerobics Union of Bulgaria for over a decade. This follows the Executive Committee's second meeting of the new legislative cycle on June 19-20, 2026, in Reykjavik, Iceland, where President Farid Gayibov led decisions including awarding the 2028 European Championships in Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics to Athens, Greece. In mid-June, the "Gymnastics for All Newsletter N° 18" was released, detailing the new Technical Committee’s work since the beginning of the year under Vice-President Emiliana Polini (ITA) and members Ruslan Eyvazov (AZE), Valérie Grandjean (FRA), Agnes Hartmann (GER), Lasse Hauser (NOR), and Marina Maeder (SUI).
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