This gymnastic event is only open to the men. This apparatus tests balancing skills and requires great strength in the hands, the only part of the body allowed in contact with the horse. The routine c...
Walking differs from running in one basic detail: in walking, the athlete always has one foot on the ground at once.An Olympic discipline since 1932, walking races cover distances of 20 and 50 km. The...
Olympic champion in the high jump at the 1964 Tokyo games, and silver medal winner four years earlier, Valery Brumel broke the world record six times in this event. He pushed the bar up to 2.28 m. A y...