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Maria Eduarda Arakaki
Maria Eduarda De Almeida "Duda" Arakaki (born 12 August 2003) is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. She represented Brazil at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the individual all-around, and at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics in the group all-around. Career Arakaki began rhythmic gymnastics when she was six years old. Junior She competed at the 2018 Junior Pan American Championships and won the bronze medal in the team event and finished sixth in the individual all-around. She won the gold medal in the all-around at the 2018 South American Youth Championships. She competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. In the individual all-around, she finished thirty-fourth in the qualification round. Additionally, in t he mixed multi-discipline team event, her team finished seventh. In 2019, she had surgery on her knee and did not compete that year. Senior 2020-2021 Arakaki began training with Brazil's senior group in 2020. Her first major competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maceió
Maceió (), formerly anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an Indigenous term for a Spring (hydrology), spring. Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped and form lakes ("lagoas", in Portuguese). There are numerous maceiós and lakes in this part of Brazil; because of this, the city was named Maceió, and the state, Alagoas. The new Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport connects Maceió with many Brazilian cities and also operates some international flights. The city is home to the Federal University of Alagoas. Etymology The name "Maceió" has origin in the term ''tupi maçayó'' or ''maçaio-k'', that means "what it covers the swamp". The Aurélio Dictionary says that the term "maceió" means a temporary and cyclic lagoon that is located at the edge of the sea at the mouth of a watercourse small enough to be interrupted by a silicate bar until the high tide opens the way temporarily c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil At The 2020 Summer Olympics
Brazil, the previous host of the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's twenty-third appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all editions of the modern era from 1920 onwards, except the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Tied with 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Games in number of gold medals (7) and silver medals (6) but with 2 more bronze medals (8), this was the nation's most successful overall performance at the Olympics, therefore becoming the second nation to surpass its medal total at the Olympics immediately following one that it hosted (the other one was Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Great Britain in the 2016 Olympics). The country broke the record for medals in one edition (21) and was also in the highest position o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Déborah Medrado
Déborah Medrado Barbosa (born 13 July 2002) is a Brazilian former group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2021 and 2022 Pan American group all-around champion and the 2019 Pan American Games 3 hoops + 4 clubs champion. She won three gold medals at the 2018 South American Games and at the 2019 South American Championships. Medrado represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics and at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She announced her retirement in November 2024. Career Medrado began rhythmic gymnastics when she was nine and joined the Brazilian senior national group in 2018. At the 2018 South American Games Medrado and her teammates swept the gold medals in the group all-around and both apparatus finals. She competed at the 2018 Pan American Championships where the Brazilian group won the gold medal in 5 balls and the bronze medals in the group all-around and 3 balls + 2 ropes. She was unable to compete at the 2018 World Championships due to a foot injury. Medrado and the Brazilian gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatriz Linhares
Beatriz Linhares da Silva (born 4 February 2003) is a Brazilian rhythmic gymnast. She represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the group all-around. Career Linhares grew up training in ballet, but she switched to rhythmic gymnastics when she was nine years old. In 2017, she moved away from her family to Aracaju so she could train with the Brazilian group. Linhares represented Brazil at the 2019 Pan American Games, and the Brazilian group won the bronze medal in the group all-around behind Mexico and the United States. They also won the bronze medal in the 5 balls event final. Then in the 3 hoops + 4 clubs, they won the gold medal. Linhares competed at the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro. The group won the gold medal in the group all-around and secured the continental quota place for the 2020 Olympic Games. The group additionally won the gold medals in both the 5 balls and the 3 hoops + 4 clubs event finals. She was selected to compete for Brazil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clubs (rhythmic Gymnastics)
Rhythmic gymnastics apparatus, Clubs The clubs are an apparatus used in the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. They are one of the five apparatuses utilized in this discipline, alongside the Ball (rhythmic gymnastics), ball, Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics), hoop, Ribbon (rhythmic gymnastics), ribbon, and Rope (rhythmic gymnastics), rope. History Georges Demenÿ introduced wooden sticks with balls on the end for use in his exercises. At the same time, Indian club, Indian clubs became popular equipment in Western gymnastics. Early clubs varied in shape from wires with balls on the ends to clubs more similar to Juggling club, juggling clubs. Over time, the clubs became lighter and thinner with a smaller and more defined head. In 1928, they were first used in competition in Hungary, and at the 1938 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, a group clubs routine was included as an event. They were used in the team portable apparatus competitions for women at both the Gymnastics at the 1952 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoop (rhythmic Gymnastics)
The hoop is an apparatus used in the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. It is one of the five apparatuses utilized in this discipline, alongside the ball, clubs, ribbon, and rope. History The hoop was introduced to the early form of the sport in the 1920s. At the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ..., Hinrich Medau, one of the developers of "modern gymnastics" (the forerunner to rhythmic gymnastics), choreographed a routine with five hoops to represent the Olympic rings, popularizing the apparatus in gymnastics programs. Hoops were used in the team portable apparatus competitions for women at both the 1952 and 1956 Olympics before the event was discontinued. During the 1960s, the International Gymnastics Federation established official rules and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ball (rhythmic Gymnastics)
The ball is an apparatus used in the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. It is one of the five apparatuses utilized in this discipline, alongside the clubs, hoop, ribbon, and rope. History The rhythmic ball has evolved significantly since the inception of rhythmic gymnastics. The early forms of the sport, known as "group gymnastics" or "modern gymnastics," incorporated apparatus like balls, hoops, and ropes, which were used more for their utility in exercises rather than for performance artistry. For gymnastics, the ball originally began as a small ball around the size of a tennis ball and grew in size to make it easier for the audience to see and for the gymnast to roll along the body. * Early 1920s: The use of balls in various gymnastics schools in Europe emerged, focusing on simple throws and catches to enhance physical fitness and develop movement. *1950s: Rhythmic gymnastics began to formalize as a distinct sport. Balls became more prominent, and their use evolved to include more c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification
This article describes the qualifying phase for gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics . The qualification system underwent a significant revision following the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. The team events in artistic gymnastics will be reduced from five members to four, but a maximum of two further places will be available for competitors in individual events, in principle allowing one or two athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) to enter as specialists. In a further move to link FIG competitions to the Olympics, it will now be possible to qualify for the Olympics on the basis of an aggregate of scores achieved over the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series and the various continental artistic gymnastics championships. Timeline Qualification summary The table below lists the numbers of men and women from each NOC who have qualified for the gymnastics events at the 2020 Olympics. Artistic Men's events ;Team places ;Individual quotas Women's events ;Team p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the Americas, sixth-most-populous city in the Americas. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese people, Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a List of states of the Portuguese Empire, state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent John VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Mixed Multi-discipline Team
The mixed multi-discipline team event at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international multi-sport event, sports, cultural, and educational event held from 6 to 18 October 2018 ... was held at the America Pavilion from 7 to 10 October. Results References Mixed multi-discipline team {{DEFAULTSORT:Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics - Mixed multi-discipline team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, GaWC 2024 ranking. The city proper has a population of 3.1 million and its urban area 16.7 million, making it the List of metropolitan areas, twentieth largest metropolitan area in the world. It is known for its preserved eclecticism, eclectic European #Architecture, architecture and rich culture, cultural life. It is a multiculturalism, multicultural city that is home to multiple ethnic and religious groups, contributing to its culture as well as to the dialect spoken in the city and in some other parts of the country. This is because since the 19th century, the city, and the country in general, has been a major recipient of millions of Immigration to Argentina, im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international multi-sport event, sports, cultural, and educational event held from 6 to 18 October 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. They were the first Youth Olympic Games held outside of Eurasia, and the first Summer Games held outside of Asia and the first to be held in the Western and Southern Hemispheres of Earth, hemispheres. It was the second Olympic Games held in South America after the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was also the final Summer Youth Olympic Games under the President of the International Olympic Committee, IOC presidency of Thomas Bach as the subsequent Summer Youth Olympics in 2022 was postponed to 2026 as a result of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Bidding Six bids were initially submitted for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Buenos Aires confirmed their Buenos Aires bid for the 2018 Summer Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
