▁Final ▁was ▁held . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁was ▁rev ived , ▁after ▁a ▁ 7 - year ▁hi atus , ▁as ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁qual ifying ▁events ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁two ▁years , ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁a ▁final ▁event , ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁Final . ▁The ▁different ▁stages , ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁World ▁Cup ▁Qual ifiers , ▁mostly ▁served ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁award ing ▁points ▁to ▁individual ▁g ymn asts ▁and ▁groups ▁according ▁to ▁their ▁pla c ements . ▁These ▁points ▁would ▁be ▁added ▁up ▁over ▁the ▁two - year ▁period ▁to ▁qual ify ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁athlet es ▁to ▁the ▁bien n ial ▁World ▁Cup ▁Final ▁event . ▁ ▁Medal ▁w inners ▁ ▁References ▁▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁Art istic ▁G ymn ast ics ▁World ▁Cup ▁Category : Intern ational ▁g ymn ast ics ▁compet itions ▁hosted ▁by ▁Japan ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁in ▁Japanese ▁sport <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁proxy ▁bomb , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁human ▁bomb , ▁was ▁a ▁t actic ▁used ▁mainly ▁by ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁Army ▁( I RA ) ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁during ▁the ▁conflict ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁Tr ou bles ". ▁It ▁involved ▁forcing ▁people ▁( including ▁off - d ut y ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁security ▁forces ▁or ▁people ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁security ▁forces ) ▁to ▁drive ▁car ▁bomb s ▁to ▁British ▁military ▁targets ▁after ▁placing ▁them ▁or ▁their ▁families ▁under ▁some ▁kind ▁of ▁threat ▁( as