Mar 06, 2001 11:57 PM
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Gymnastics involves excercise of various kinds.There is the basic floor excercise.Then there are the parallel bars,the rings,vaulting horse,the uneven bars,the single long bar,and others.The emphasis is on performing excercise keeping in view the aesthetic appeal of the sport.It is indeed a difficult calling as it requires much self-discipline to be able to hop,step and jump,as it were ,when required to ,with clockwork precision.The ladies event is really a rare combination of grace ,rhythm,and sheer pluck.
Where gymnastics is concerned the name that must come to mind is that of Romanian Nadia Comenci.This fragile, pretty looking girl of 15 ,in 1976 ,became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10.The event was the uneven bars.Her leap ,her actual performance,and that perfect dismount is still the stuff of sporting legends.
