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Friday, 10 November, 2000, 12:24 GMT
Raducan and Amanar are welcomed home

Amanar retires as Raducan feted

Romanian gymnast Simona Amanar announces her retirement a day after Andreea Raducan was feted on her return to Romania.

Svetlana Khorkina

It wasn't Khorkina's vault

BBC commentator Barry Davies casts his expert eye over an incident-packed gymnastics event.

Yulia Barsukova

Barsukova shows perfect rhythm

Russia's Yulia Barsukova win the rhythmic gymnastics all-round gold medal as world champion Alina Kabaeva makes costly error.

Court supports IOC over Raducan

The Court of Arbitration for Sport formally rejects Andreea Raducan's appeal against losing her gold medal over a positive drug test.

Rhythmic Russians win gold

Russia win the rhythmic gymnastics after winning a tie-break against rivals Belarus.

Dropped club ends Spain's reign

One dropped club means reigning champions Spain fail to qualify for the finals of the rhythmic gymnastic competition.

Romania rallies round Raducan

BBC Sport Online's Adrian Harte reports on the waves of sympathy and outrage sweeping Romania after Andreea Raducan's positive drugs test.

Raducan launches appeal

Romanian gymnast Andreea Raducan is to fight decision to strip her of gold medal.

Xuan ends Russian domination

China's Liu Xuan relegates Russia to the minor medals with gold in the beam, but Russia still take seven of the 12 apparatus medals available.

Fujimoto caps Japanese success

In 1976 at Montreal, Japanese gymnast Shun Fujimoto broke his kneecap during the floor routine but carried on to unprecedented success.

Nemov claims sixth Olympic medal

Russian gymnast Alexei Nemov becomes the leading medal winner in Sydney when he takes gold in the horizontal bar.

Khorkina claims gold at last

Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina wins gold on the uneven bars while compatriot Elena Zamolodtchikova triumphs in the vault.

Csollany is Lord of the Rings

Atlanta silver medallist Szilveszter Csollany wins gold in the men's gymnastics rings.

Russian's lightweight gold

Russian Alexandre Moskalenko wins the first men's trampolining gold after coming out of retirement and losing 24kg.

Controversy clouds Romania haul

Romania claim all the medals in a controversial women's all-round gymnastics competition.

Karavaeva bounces to historic gold

Russian Irina Karavaeva wins the first ever trampolining gold medal, but there is disappointment for Briton Jaime Moore.

Sexy Alexei grabs gold

Russian Alexei Nemov, nickamed Sexy Alexei, led all the way to take Olympic gold in the men's all-round gymnastics event.

Rider's legends: Nadia Comaneci

Nadia Comaneci, was 14, fearless and a phenomenon in Montreal taking three golds and scoring seven perfect `10s'.

Errors prove costly for Russia

Romania won the women's team gymnastics gold on Tuesday as a series of errors proved costly for second placed Russia.

China wins first men's team title

China finally claims its first men's gymnastics team title after finishing second to Russia in the last two Olympic Games.

Wilcox ruled out of Games

British gymnast Melissa Wilcox pulls out of the Olympic Games after suffering an ankle injury.

Hamm double act for Sydney

The Hamm twins make Olympic history as they head for Sydney to take part in the gymnastics.

Jaime hopes to spring a surprise

As Trampolining makes its Olympic debut, Briton Jaime Moore is hoping to bounce herself onto the medals rostrum.

Aussies compile drugs 'hit list'

Australian customs officers have been issued with a "hit list" of Olympic athletes who may attempt to smuggle drugs into the country.

Miller's Olympic dream in tatters

Shannon Miller's Sydney hopes end in tears at the US trials due to injury - but two of the "Magnificent Seven" make the US squad.

Wilson heads US trials

Five-times defending national champion Blaine Wilson leads the qualifiers at the US Olympic Gymnastic trials.

Gym trials start well for Ray

The selection of the US Olympic gymnastic squad is looming - national champion Elise Ray leads the women's competition after day one.

Gymnasts face extra dope tests

The International Gymnastics Federation promises to join a program of unannounced drug tests.

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