Parallel bars are a type of gymnastics equipment.
Basic definition:
1. One of the gymnastics equipment. Two parallel wooden poles are set up on four pillars. The cross section of the wooden bar is oval, the height of the bar is 1.75 meters, and the distance between the two bars is adjustable. 2. One of the men's competitive gymnastics events. Athletes perform movements such as swinging, hanging, swinging over, turning, somersaults, giant loops, and handstands on the bar.
Detailed explanation:
A type of gymnastics equipment. It consists of two parallel wooden bars fixed on four pillars. One of the competitive gymnastics events, you perform swings, handstands, turns, flexion and extension on parallel bars.
Example: The gymnast was so nervous that he accidentally fell off the parallel bars.
Introduction to Parallel Bars:
Men's competitive gymnastics event. In the early 19th century, parallel bars had become a popular fitness program in Europe. It was later shaped 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 bars 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, two-week 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.