Gymnastics

Nov 28, 2024
Bela Karolyi, coach to Nadia Comaneci
Bela Karolyi, coach to Nadia Comaneci

Controversial Romanian trainer with a fearsome training regime who guided his compatriot to become the first gymnast to score a perfect ten in competition

The Times
Aug 5, 2024
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Deriving from the Greek word “gymnos”, translating loosely as “to train”, gymnastics is a sport which requires its athletes to use a combination of flexibility, agility and strength as well as endurance. The sport increased in popularity in about the 1800s with Friedrich Ludwig Jahn credited as the “father of gymnastics", innovating equipment such as the high beam and parallel bars.Gymnastics has been featured in the Olympics since the birth of the modern games held at Athens in 1896. The 1920s saw the inclusion of women for the first time at the 1928 games in Amsterdam. Since then the sport has produced many stars, and developed new techniques and safety measures such as foam pits. Current present day gymnastics remains a popular sport, with constant development and new talent breaking records.