3 Little-Known Facts About Rhythmic Gymnastics

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3 Little-Known Facts About Rhythmic Gymnastics
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Gymnasts in a Rhythmic Gymnastics team wow
viewers with their choreographed moves and
flexible bodies. Here are some little-known facts
about this dazzling sport One of Two
Female-Only Olympic sports Rhythmic gymnastics
and synchronized swimming are the only two
women-only sports in the Olympics. There are some
male rhythmic gymnastics team out there, but they
are not widespread enough to get into the
Olympics.
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Egyptian origins Ancient Egypt could be argued
as the original source for Rhythmic Gymnastics.
Ancient Egyptian pottery, graves, tombs and even
the facades of some of the pyramids account for
some of the earliest recorded evidence of
gymnastic exercise. There are depictions of women
performing backbends and dancing in groups with
spherical accessories. This could very well be
depictions of the first Rhythmic Gymnastics team.

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• Budapest was the home of the first World
  Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics
  LudmillaSavinkova, of the Soviet Rhythmic
  Gymnastics team, dominated the world
  championship. She won the All-around, Floor
  Exercise and Hoop.
• Los Angeles School of Gymnastics is the premier
  school for Rhythmic Gymnastics, for those who
  want to enjoy it as a hobby as well as those who
  are looking to join a Rhythmic Gymnastics team.

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Which reminds me, rhythmic gymnastics is one of
just two Olympic sports where only women take
part. (Synchronized swimming is the other.) Men's
R-Gym does exist, but it's far from widespread
enough to earn IOC inclusion.
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