We often see kids sent to gymnastics because parents know it’s one of the best ways to develop strength.
That happens even in China.
Olympic champion Chen Yibing was so delicate as a child that his parents sent him to a gymnastics training camp at the Tianjin Amateur Physical School to build him up. …
A story of ‘weak child’ to king of rings – China Daily
I was disappointed that Chen did not do his “pull to Maltese mount” on Rings at the Olympics. But we may see it again. He’s talking about training through to 2012.
It was the same story with Olympic Trampoline Champion He Wenna:
… “He Wenna was a tiny and weak when she was in the kindergarten, so I sent her to a local sports school to improve her health conditions.”
The coaches at the school found she had a gift for gymnastics, and she was sent to the provincial team for training in 1995. At the team, she switched to trampoline in 1998. In 2002, He Wenna joined to the national trampoline team. …
Daughter’s trampoline gold delights mother – China Daily
Leave a comment if you know of other gymnastics “success stories”. Children sent to gymnastics because of supposed physical deficiencies.
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