Parallel bars are also called pull-ups
Parallel bars (parallel bars) are one of the men's competitive gymnastics events. A metal frame supports two parallel bars made of wood, plastic, or synthetic metal. A typical parallel bar routine includes transitions between a plank position, a handstand position, and an arm-hanging position.
Athletes must perform swings, flexion and extension, arc swings, loops, somersaults and stillness in these positions. Finally, the entire set of movements requires you to stand on one side of the bar. Parallel bars were included as an Olympic event in 1896.
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Introduction
Men's competitive gymnastics project. In the early 19th century, parallel bars had become a popular fitness program in Europe. It was later stereotyped as a gymnastics equipment by German gymnast F.L. Young. It was included in the Olympic Games in 1896. The parallel bars used in modern competitions are made of two parallel wooden horizontal bars set up on four columns. The bars are 350 cm long and 175 cm high, and can be raised and lowered. The complete set of movements in the parallel bar competition consists of swing, swing, flexion and extension, arc swing, loop, somersault and static force. The complete set of action requirements is mainly swinging and flying. In the early 20th century, there were many static movements on parallel bars. In the 1930s, forward swinging movements of 180° into support and back flips into support movements appeared. In the 1950s and 1960s, there were new developments in parallel bar technology, and the range of movements was increased. In the mid-1970s, double somersaults were widely used. In the 1980s, various methods of backwards loops and somersaults and twists appeared, which promoted the development of parallel bars technology. Chinese athletes won six parallel bars world championships from 1980 to 1992. Therefore, parallel bars are an essential sport in our country. I hope that every Chinese will never forget the honor that parallel bars have brought to our country. Here I hope that every Chinese can support the sports event of parallel bars.
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The origin of parallel bars
Parallel bars originated in Germany. In 1811, German gymnast Young installed this kind of gymnastics equipment for the first time at the Hasenheide gymnasium outside Berlin. Originally a gymnastics training method, it became an independent competition event in the 1840s. Parallel bars consist of two parallel wooden horizontal bars set up on four columns. The horizontal bar is 3.50 meters long, and the distance and height between the two bars are adjustable. A maximum of two athletes from each team can participate in the parallel bars finals. Only the top eight or top six athletes in the team competition are eligible to participate. Only optional actions. One-half of the total score of the athletes' prescribed actions and optional actions in the team competition, plus the score of the optional actions in the parallel bars finals, will be used as the final score ranking, and the one with the higher score will be ranked first. The full score is 20 points. Starting from the 1992 Olympic Games, team points are not carried into individual events, and rankings are determined only by the results of optional actions. It was listed as an Olympic event in 1896. Starting from the new rules of gymnastics in 2006, there is no upper limit on points. It consists of two parts, A and B. A is divided into difficulty points and there is no upper limit. A score of B is a completion score, with a full score of 10 points. The top eight teams in the preliminary round qualify for the finals. A maximum of two people can participate in each team.
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Parallel bars history
One of the men's competitive gymnastics events. In the early 19th century, parallel bars had become a popular fitness equipment in Europe and were later shaped as gymnastics equipment by German gymnast F.L. Young. After 1812, it became a traditional exercise program of the German gymnastics school. In the mid-19th century, the teachings of the Swedish school of gymnastics flowed into Germany. H. Rotstein, the principal of the Royal Central Sports School in Berlin, who had studied gymnastics in Sweden, believed that horizontal bars and parallel bars were harmful to the physiology of young people, and excluded the traditional German horizontal and parallel bars from the system. Outside of gymnastics instruction. There was a debate around 1860. Three people from the Berlin Gymnastics Union wrote a letter of protest against the cancellation of the horizontal and parallel bars. 19 doctors including the Medical Counselor conducted special research and believed that the parallel bar exercise is in line with human physiological characteristics.
Germany's highest medical institution accepted the latter's argument, and parallel bars have gained a firm foothold in gymnastics ever since. Since the first Olympic Games, parallel bars have been listed as a gymnastics event.
Parallel Bars Champion
According to the rules, the complete set of parallel bar movements should include swing, swing, flexion and extension, arc swing, loop, somersault and static force. When athletes perform a set of movements, they must focus on swinging and flying movements, and may also include appropriate static and forceful movements. In the early 20th century, there were many static movements in parallel bar movements. Later, the proportion of swing movements gradually increased. In the 1930s, there were movements such as forward swinging 180° into support and back somersault into support. At the 1936 Olympic Games, German athlete K. Fry's optional moves included a backflip with his legs crossed into a support position. In the 1950s and 1960s, there were new improvements in the technical movements of the parallel bars. For example, the amplitude was increased, and movements such as forward swings and turns of 180° into handstands, back flips into handstands and other swings followed by static postures were increased; front swings and turns of 360° °Handstands appear; flips and flips are added, etc. In the mid-1970s, double somersaults were widely used, double somersaults plus twists also appeared, and the range of movements on and off the bar was also increased.
After the 1950s, some outstanding gymnasts from Japan, Italy, the Soviet Union, the United States and China have made many innovations in parallel bar technical movements. Chinese athletes are also good at supporting and swinging movements on parallel bars, and have also improved in hanging movements. At the 1980 Hartford International Gymnastics Invitational, Chinese athlete Cai Huanzong performed a 360-degree forward swing and a support-centered movement, scoring 19.75 points and winning the parallel bars championship. In the same year, at the World Cup Gymnastics Championships, China Athlete Li Yuejiu performed a front somersault, split-leg and swinging backwards into an arm brace, and won the parallel bars championship.