6 Reasons for Pegan wild card for Olympic games 2008

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At the end of 2007, the Slovenian Gymnastics Federation presented a theatre performance in honour of 100 years’ anniversary since joining the International Gymnastics Federation. The event was carried out as a first of seven gymnastics gala/theatre performances. On December 12 2007, prior to the event, the president of the UEG Mr Dimitropolous, the director of the UEG Mr Kucht and the presidents of former Yugoslav gymnastics federations met in Ljubljana. The discussions ran mostly on the proposed new gymnastics centre Pegan-Petkovsek, which should serve as a centre for CEEC and which the UEG will back also financially and on the need for changing of the Olympic qualification rules.

Gala event is touring Slovenia

Currently the gala event is touring Slovenia, starting on January 19 in the second biggest town of Maribor and finishing on February 17 in the capital town Ljubljana. The project has resulted in the support of many Slovenian people, some of the photos can be seen at http://www.pegan.si/sloforum/viewtopic.php?t=242 (from Maribor) and from other towns at: http://www.pegan.si/sloforum/viewforum.php?f=11

The TV report from Maribor is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lujKd_QnlG4
Thanks to "Studio delo" for video.

Aljaz Pegan is a real hero among the young Slovenian people and has been a guest at many kinder gardens, primary and high schools.
A short video from one of the visits can be seen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SDfoET1GB4

more pictures at: http://www.pegan.si/sloforum/viewtopic.php?t=240

It is our pleasure that the project has received a great interest worldwide and that numerous people support our quest for a wild card for Aljaz Pegan.


Please write to forum http://www.pegan.si/engforum/ and show your support as well.

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Report of the activities, February 25, 2008:
http://www.pegan.si/engforum/viewtopic.php?t=286

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I want inform you that today (few minutes ago) died one of basic Olympic rule - LET THE BEST SPORTSMAN WIN

On our National TV (TV Slovenia) we got the information that the last wild card for Olympics games (for artistic gymnastics) goes to one citizen of Yemen.

I dont know what thinking about this decision Pegan, Yuri van Gelder, Berki and other great gymnasts all over the world and other normal people...

And what do you think?
Is that fair?

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Today on FIG homepage:
CLARIFICATION (must read)
http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/index2.jsp?menu=GENERAL

They said: “It seems that the existing rules are not well known and we would therefore like to remind everybody the following criteria upon which the invitational places of the IOC Tripartite Commission are allocated.”

And: “The IOC Tripartite Commission has strictly adhered to these criteria.”

Only one questions:
Why 4 years ago (Athene) Tampakos got wild card?
Stritly adhered to criteria?
Which criteria?

It seems that IOC dont know its own critera…
Or the rules changed and we dont know nothing about the new rules?

It seems that tripartite Commission work on its on way - nothing transparent, we dont get any document abouts wild card allocation in last 5 month, the worst is that the first information we got from TV…

Only stays: The tripartite Commission has strictly adhered to these criteria, …The allocation has been done by tripartite Commission… the tripartite Commission doing this and this… everywhere is tripartite Commission...

In our country (democratic) we knows the name in all commission!!!
I am affraid that this commission never exist!!!

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"Why 4 years ago (Athene) Tampakos got wild card?"

That's probably the difference between winning silver and winning gold. Could also be the difference between being from the host country and being from somewhere else.

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I saw (Yesterday) some activities on the FIG pages.
They change the site at:
http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/cache/...116-10001.html

Before was:
Slot 98: Slot allocated by the IOC three-partite Commission (IOC - ANOC - FIG)
Now stays:
Slot 98: Slot allocated by the IOC three-partite Commission (IOC - ANOC - IF)
No comment!

"Cache of Uncle Google" knows all the past websites on the world
Here is for example clearly stay:
Slot 98: Slot allocated by the IOC three-partite Commission (IOC - ANOC - FIG)

link:

Document name: MAG - Olympic Games 2008 - Qualifiers.doc
Issued by FIG Media Operations on 02/10/2007 9:51 AM

Question:
Why FIG after so long time change this sentence on it site?

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