Gymnastics Competition At Buenos Aires 2018

Summer Youth Olympics 

2018 

Gymnastics Competition At  Buenos Aires 2018

Russia’s Golden Streak In Rhythmic Gymnastics

BUENOS AIRES:-  One of the most popular sports among spectators at Buenos Aires 2018 had its final day in the Youth Olympic Park and thousands of spectators poured into the America Pavillion, just as they have done throughout the competition.

Gymnastics is one of the classic disciplines that have been included in the Olympic Games since the first edition of the modern times and it remains one of the main attractions today.

In addition to artistic, rhythmic and trampoline gymnastics, the third summer edition of the Youth Olympic Games featured the acrobatic discipline, which combines skill, strength, technique and style. Day after day, spectators filled the stands to see the world’s top gymnasts in action.

"It's incredible, I didn’t think it would be something of this magnitude. It seemed like we were in another country," Valeria, a gymnastics teacher at the local San Lorenzo Club, told buenosaires2018.com while she waited with her trainees to watch the final day of the competition.

"We came because the best gymnasts are here," said Kimey, a 15-year-old who was excited to see the rising stars of the discipline, such as all-around gold medallists Italy’s Giorgia Villa and Japan’s Takeru Kitazono.

Villa and Kitazono were the big sensations in artistic gymnastics, taking three and five gold medals, respectively. They earned the public’s adoration and some spectators even chanted their names during the victory ceremonies.

"This is a show you don’t see every day. It's worth all the wait," said Antonio, 46, who had been queuing for hours with his daughters to see the last day of the competition, which featured the rhythmic gymnastics final.

Since no Argentine athletes were competing on Tuesday, the young local fans chose their own favourites, cheering especially for Russia’s Daria Trubnikova.

"Here is the future of this discipline, they are the ones that will compete in Tokyo and it’s great to be able to see them in our country," said Mercedes Gomez, a member of the Argentine rhythmic gymnastics team.