The grace, strength and skill of Olympic gymnasts have been astonishing audiences since the Games in Ancient Greece, where Gymnastics was regarded as the perfect symmetry between mind and body.
The best known of the three Gymnastics disciplines, (MAG, WAG, RG ) Artistic Gymnastics is always among the most popular competitions at the Games. A perfect fusion of athletics and aesthetics, mixing strength and agility with style and grace, the high-flying acrobats have provided many of the most breathtaking Olympic spectacles of the past quarter-century
Nadia Comeneci's perfect 10 score at the 1976 Montreal Games, the first ever awarded, remains the high-water mark for most gymnastics fans. The 14-year-old Romanian achieved the seemingly impossible seven times in Montreal, a feat so unexpected that the scoring technology was set up for only three digits. Her 10.00s were displayed as 1.00.
Gymnastics has a long, proud history. The sport can be traced back to ancient Greece, where such skills featured in the ancient Olympic Games. Ancient Rome, Persia, India and China practised similar disciplines, mostly aimed at preparing young men for battle. The word itself derives from the Greek word gymnos, meaning naked - dress requirements for athletes in those days were minimal, to say the least.
For the record, Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina has 18 Olympic medals, the most ever won by a single athlete in any sport.
The London Olympic Games will begin on the 27 July – 12 August 2012.
Artistic Gymnastics competition will be held on the 30th July – 7th August at North Greenwich Arena, London.
As has been
the case on the past, the Olympics
always showcase the latest trend in gymnastics, and London should prove to be the
best gymnastics competition ever. Just think of the drama that will be unfold
during the long week event. Will the Chinese women. and men be able to defend
their Olympic title ? Or perhaps a new team will emerge. And there will other
talented gymnasts from other nations. Who knows ? But there will be plenty to
see, in the gymnasium and around the beautiful city of London
Until then, Have a Gluecklich Handstand….
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