Should Gymnastics Be Considered Sport?

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Is gymnastics a respected sport? Gymnastics is not very respected but, little do people know it’s harder than football. Gymnastics is a more difficult sport than people think. Gymnastics should be more respected because, it helps you with other sports and everyday life, it’s an Olympics sport, and it improves confidence. To begin with gymnastics helps you with other sports and things in life. Michael Strauss says “ Gymnastics helps with running, jumping, swimming, throwing, wrestling, and weightlifting.” To do gymnastics you have to be very fit and athletic. “ Gymnast are among the strongest, pound for pound, of all the Olympic athletes.” says Wm A. Sands, Ph.D. Motor Behavior Research Laboratory Department of Exercise and

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