Today, thousands of gymnasts around the world practice the sport of gymnastics. This is a sport that has been around for more than 2,000 years. Every day the children train for many hours hoping that one day they can follow their dream of becoming an Olympian. Before children could practice gymnastics as a sport, it has been used for many different things throughout history. It was used in a way that no one would ever think that gymnastics would be more of a women's sport than a man's. Gymnastics is linked to rights and responsibilities in American history due to the respect of men's gymnastics over women's. Gymnastics was first used in ancient Greece. The skill of gymnastics was used by men to prepare for war. Using this idea to prepare for war, body development was facilitated through a series of exercises (Strauss, Michael). For many years gymnastics was a highly prized attribute in ancient Greece. Furthermore, it was mandatory for all students and children to learn the sport of gymnastics. Using the sport of gymnastics during gymnastics lessons has helped all children become more active and fitter. Eventually, gymnastics was developed in schools. It was taught and perfected to all students. This also helped the boys prepare for when they grow up and have to use it to prepare for war. As gymnastics developed more and more, there was controversy over the participation of boys and girls in American gymnastics. While women's gymnastics was still trying to develop, men's gymnastics was becoming a national sport (isport, gymnastics). All the kids who participated in this sport were taught how to perform specific tasks on each different piece of equipment. They were taught a specific technique in order to master each and... half of the card... has gained popularity around the world. Gymnastics began as a men-only training tool, became a men-only sport around the world, and became one of the most popular women's Olympic sports in the world. Sometimes it only takes one person to change the entire idea of ​​a sport. Gymnastics is that sport that no one would have ever imagined that at one point it would only be used for boys and now it is a girl's sport. It only takes one person to step out and do something different for everything to change. Works Cited http://www.gymnastics247.com/history.html http://usagym.org/pages/home/gymnastics101/history_artistic.html?prog= pbhttp://gymnastics.isport.com/gymnastics-guides/history -of-gymnasticshttp://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/history-gynastics-ancient-greece-modern-timesWorks Cited