Drills&Reps

German photographer Thomas Schreyer, a frequent contributor to IG, snapped a few images at the post-meet party at the Cottbus Tournament of Masters in March
Vasiliki Millousi of Greece and Valeria Maksyuta of Israel
Diana Chelaru and Gabriela Dragoi of Romania
He Kexin and Wu Liufang of China

Dawes Memoir
CHRISTIAN publisher Zondervan will release “Heartofa Champion: The Dominique Dawes Story” on May 21. Written by Kim Washburn, the book chroni- cles Dawes’ amazing career, which included three Olympic Games, from 1992- 2000. Weaved within the text is Dawes’ faith in God, which elped her to navigate the motional highs and lows of international competition, and eventually led to excit- ing opportunities to inspire others. ( Zondervan.com)

LONGTIME official FIG photographer Eileen Langsley has created a 120-page tribute to rhythmic gymnastics. The hardback book measures 12 in. square and features 240 images from Langsley’s 35 years of shooting rhythmic. It also includes text by Vera Marinova Atkinson and Atsuko Watabe.

Previously, Langsley’s beautiful gymnastics photos were published by the FIG in two volumes: “The Art of Sport” (1996) and “In Perspective” (2000).

New Book from

Eileen Langsley

Preview the book at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3131131
Medal Merry-Go-Round
IN August 2010 the U.S. women were awarded the bronze medal from the
2000 Sydney Olympics, and in March

2012 Ukraine received the same upgrade from the 1999 Tianjin Worlds. Both teams had placed fourth behind China, which had inflated the age of Dong Fangxiao.