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The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. It is made of a steel frame. The bars are made of fiberglass with wood coating, or less commonly wood. [1] The English abbreviation for the event in gymnastics scoring is UB or AB, and the apparatus and event are often referred to simply as "bars". The bars are placed at ...
Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist, submitted an original skill on the uneven bars to the FIG Women’s Technical Committee for evaluation on July 25, NBC Olympics reported.
Approximately 90 gymnasts from 53 nations (of the 98 total gymnasts) competed on the uneven bars in the qualifying round. [2] Two-time world champion and favorite Nina Derwael of Belgium won the competition to earn Belgium's first Olympic gold medal in artistic gymnastics. Derwael's medal was also the first gold for Belgium at the 2020 Olympics.
In 1938, at the 11th World Championships, the other apparatus events were added. Originally women participated at parallel bars competition (like in the men's program). Starting from 1950, at the 12th World Championships , it was replaced with uneven bars competition which has been held in every year since its inception.
U.S. gymnast Suni Lee wins her third Olympic medal of the Paris Games, taking bronze on the uneven bars. Kaylia Nemour, representing Algeria, wins gold.
She next competed at the Paris World Challenge Cup, where she placed seventh in the uneven bars final. [10] Fenton represented Great Britain at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal. [11] In the qualification round, she finished tenth on the uneven bars, and was the first reserve for the final. [12]
[1] 80 gymnasts from 35 nations (of the 95 total gymnasts) competed on uneven bars in the qualifying round.In this event, Kaylia Nemour became the first gymnast from Africa to win an Olympic medal, while also becoming the first Olympic champion in the history of gymnastics to come from the continent. [2]
The uneven bars is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics on which only women compete. Women started competing in and earning medals at apparatus finals in 1952 . [ 1 ]