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Zhang Boheng
Zhang Boheng ( zh, 张博恒, born 4 March 2000) is a Chinese artistic gymnast. He competed at the 2021 Chinese Artistic Gymnastics Championships and won the all-around at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Career In 2015 he was named an Elite Athlete of National Class by the General Administration of Sport of China. He represented Hunan at the 2021 Chinese Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Chengdu, Sichuan. He finished 2nd in the all-around final and first on Floor Exercise and was named to the Olympic training squad. He ended up being a reserve athlete at the 2020 Olympics. At the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships he qualified in second place in the All-Around competition, Rings, and Parallel Bars. In the all-around final, he won the gold medal ahead of Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto and Ukraine’s Illia Kovtun Illia Yuriyovych Kovtun ( uk, Ілля Юрійович Ковтун; born 10 August 2003) is a Ukrainian Artistic gymnastics, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artistic Gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of elite international competition. Within individual countries, gymnastics is regulated by national federations like British Gymnastics and USA Gymnastics. Artistic gymnastics is a popular spectator sport at many competitions, including the Summer Olympic Games. History The gymnastic system was mentioned in writings by ancient authors, including Homer, Aristotle, and Plato. It included many disciplines that later became independent sports, such as swimming, racing, wrestling, boxing, and horse riding. It was also used for military training. In its present form, gymnastics evolved in Bohemia and what is now known as Germany at the beginning of the 19th century. The term "artistic gymnastics" was introduced to distinguish fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
