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British girls secure Olympic qualification!
Great Britain will be represented by a full women’s gymnastics team at the London 2012 Olympics after a nail-biting finish in the artistic gymnastics World Championship qualification ensured them the all-important top 8 spot and an Olympic team place. The team of Beth Tweddle, Becky Downie, Hannah Whelan, Danusia Francis, Imogen Cairns and Jenni Pinches scored 220.553 points to finish in 8th position ensuring a clear passage through to the London 2012 Olympics.

British boys miss automatic 2012 place
Great Britain men’s team narrowly failed in their mission for a top 8 spot and instant Olympic qualification after finishing 10th in the men’s qualifying competition at the 2011 artistic gymnastics World Championships. However, Daniel Purvis and Louis Smith both excelled and headed to the all-around and pommel finals respectively. The British team will now compete (along with teams placed 9–16) in the Olympic Test event at the Greenwich Dome in January with the aim of a top 4 spot in order to progress the full team to London 2012.

Daniel Purvis 4th, Hannah Whelan 9th — in their respective all-around finals!

BBC coverage

Tuesday 11 October
Women’s Team Final
·    1050–1310, BBC Red Button/online
·    1300–1500, BBC Two/online

Wednesday 12 October
Men’s Team Final
·    0950–1240, BBC Red Button/online
·    1330–1530, BBC Two/online

Thursday 13 October
Women’s All Around Final
·    0950–1155, BBC Red Button/online
·    1300–1500, BBC Two/online

Friday 14 October
Men’s All Around Final
·    1050–1350, BBC Red Button/online
·    1300–1500, BBC Two/online

Saturday 15 October
Individual Apparatus Finals
·    0520–0830, BBC Red Button/online
·    1630–1800, BBC Two/online

Sunday 16 October
Individual Apparatus Finals
·    0550–0905, BBC Red Button/online
·    1600–1730, BBC Two/online

The 24-year-old won her second world title at London’s O2 Arena yesterday, claiming gold on the floor having won on the asymmetric bars in 2006, and hopes to return to the same venue in three years’ time.

Read more here and here.

Video here.

Daniel Keatings created history at the O2 Arena by winning Britain’s first ever medal in the men’s all-around event at a World Championships.

The Corby 19-year-old made a nervy start to the final but finished second behind Japan’s Kohei Uchimura.

“It was a dream before and now it’s a reality,” the Scot told BBC Sport.

Not since 1995 have the Men had such a highly placed gymnast at the World Cahmpionships with Neil Thomas getting Silver on the Floor apparatus finals, and now Daniel, only fresh from the Juniors onto the Senior stage!

Until recently, British Gymnastics could never have dreamt one of their athletes would take a World Championship medal on home soil.

Read more here , here and here.

See a video of all his routines here.