Due to safety precautions, the Olympic artistic gymnastics teams were allowed to name up to five team alternates, otherwise referred to as "replacement athletes. On to Tokyo they go! You May Also Like. We're Breaking It Down. Healthy Living. Now You Know. Latest Fitness. Get Daily Fitness Inspiration Right in your inbox. Customize Select the topics that interest you:. Working Out. Weight Loss. Book Swipe Shop. We're Hiring! And do organizers plan to continue the practice?
Here's what to know about the controversial decision, and how and why it happened. MORE: U. Olympic track and field qualifying results. First, Grandi wanted to emphasize all-around performers in gymnastics as he felt that the sport was "drifting too much toward specialists" who focused on excelling in one area. Second, Grandi believed that reducing the size of teams would allow smaller countries to compete with larger countries that traditionally have more depth. Dissenters, including U. Grandi had a lot of power in the gymnastics world in , so he was able to push through the changes and implement them for the Tokyo Olympics.
The decision was approved by a vote with one abstention. Olympic team. She finished fourth, not seventh. Contact us at letters time. By Alice Park. Great Britain's Jennifer Gadirova competes in the floor event of the artistic gymnastic women's qualification during the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on July 25, France's Melanie de Jesus dos Santos competes on the uneven bars during the women's gymnastics team event final at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan on July 27, Marijan Murat—picture alliance via Getty Images.
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