Articles of category "Gymnastics competitions"

Gymnastics has more than 2000 years of history. But Gymnastics world championships saw the world only a little bit more than 100 years ago. This sport that influences not only human?s body, but also minds and moral culture got popularity all over the world. Gymnastics championships were included into NCAA championships. Very strict selection should be passed for possibility to join NCAA gymnastic team.

Gymnastics roots are traced to ancient Greece, where this sport was considered to be necessary for physic body and mental mind. The first Olympic gymnastic competition took place in 1896, Athens. Today woman gymnastics disciplines include vault, uneven bars, balancing beam, floor exercises; man gymnastics disciplines are represented by floor exercises, still rings, parallel bars, vault, pommel horse, horizontal bars.