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Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896. [1] Brazilian female artistic gymnasts have participated in every Summer Olympics since 1980, except for 1996, when Soraya Carvalho qualified but had to withdraw before the start of the competition due to an ankle injury. [2] A total of 17 female gymnasts have represented Brazil.
Gymnastics events have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. For 32 years, only men were allowed to compete. Beginning at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, women were allowed to compete in artistic gymnastics events as well.
It has also participated in the women's team competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 18 times. At the 2020 Olympic Games, Rebeca Andrade became the first Brazilian to win an Olympic medal in women's artistic gymnastics, winning silver in the individual all-around. [2]
The Olympic schedule for Monday, Aug. 5, is filled with exciting events and record-breaking athletes, so be sure to tune in.. Highlights include the women’s gymnastics balance beam finals, where ...
Team Brazil Olympic gymnast Flavia Saraiva fell and sustained an eye injury, but she pressed on and competed after being bandaged up.
Note: The International Gymnastics Federation recommended to the IOC that the medals of the Chinese team be stripped, and awarded to the fourth-placed United States team, as it was revealed that Dong Fangxiao was underage (14, with age limit >16) at the time. The IOC upheld the FIG decision in April 2010.
In a Sao Paulo suburb, where Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade started to train before becoming the country's most decorated Olympian in history, hundreds of new students dream to follow in her ...
Rhythmic gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1984. [1] Brazilian rhythmic gymnasts have participated in six editions of the Summer Olympics. A total of 24 gymnasts have represented Brazil in individual and group events. Brazilian women have yet to win a medal at the Olympics.