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Gymnastics is one of the most popular and oldest sports in the world, and has existed for about 2000 years. The origin of the sport can be traced back to Greece, where athletes received physical training in a special field.
Rhythmic Gymnastics
The19th-century Swedish system of free exercises laid the foundation of the gymnastic discipline known as rhythmic gymnastics. It was developed by Peter Henry Ling, who promoted aesthetic gymnastics.
No Hamms, no problem; American men take bronze
BEIJING — The quick hug told it all. Raj Bhavsar and Sasha Artemev stood next to each other on the medal podium Tuesday, bronze medals hanging from their necks. They reached an arm around the other and stood still as cameras flashed.
"We never doubted ourselves," said teammate Justin Spring. "But we had to go out and hit and that is hard to do sometimes. We were able to group together as a team. "
US: Rough Start to Gymnastics
Something was amiss from the moment the American women's gymnastics team walked onto the floor Sunday afternoon for the team qualification event.
U.S. In 2nd After Women's Gymnastics Prelims
BEIJING -- The U.S. women's gymnastics team impressed during Sunday's qualification round at the Olympics, but the team was hampered by an injury to Samantha Peszek.
Men’s Gymnastics: Bhavsar, U.S. Advance to Olympic Team Finals Tuesday
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Former Buckeye Raj Bhavsar (2000-03) turned in a solid performance in the first of three qualifying subdivisions Saturday, as the U.S. Men's Gymnastics Olympic Team advanced to the Team Finals at 10 p.m. EST Tuesday at the National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Team USA finished the qualifying round in sixth, more than nine points behind No. 1 China.
A Short Biography of Jules Leotard
Jules Leotard was born in Toulouse, France in 1872. His father was a gymnastics teacher and so it is not too difficult to see why the young Jules showed an interest in gymnastics and, in particular, acrobatics.
The US Gymnastics TOPs Program
TOPs stands for Talent Opportunity Program. This program is designed to identify those girls between the ages of 7 and 11 who show particular talent in gymnastics and who are not already enrolled in an elite program or training for international competition.
Origins of Gymnastics Equipment
Thanks to the ancient Greeks, gymnastics has a significant place in the world of sports. It actually originated from everyday exercises that the Greeks used to make the mounting and dismounting of horses easier.
Learning Kips
Kips are really one of the hardest skills to learn in gymnastics. It is not that they are the hardest skill ever. It is that it is a skill you must learn very early in your gymnastics career and it is a fairly complicated skill.
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strength, balance, agility, and muscle coordination, usually performed on specialized apparatus. Gymnasts perform sequences of movements requiring flexibility, endurance, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels. 
Gymnastics became a central component of ancient Greek education and was mandatory for all students. Gymnasia, buildings with open-air courts where the training took place, evolved into schools where gymnastics, rhetoric, music, and mathematics were taught. The ancinet Olympic Games were born near this time. 
