Arthur Zanetti Wins Men's Artistic Rings Gold -- London 2012 Olympics
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Published 2012-08-06
Full replay of Brazil's Arthur Zanetti winning the gold medal in the men's artistic gymnastics rings even in the North Greenwich Arena at the London 2012 Olympic Games (6 August).
China's Chen Yibing won silver in the event with Italy's Matteo Morandi claiming bronze.
Artistic gymnastics was introduced at the very first Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, and has been present at every edition of the Games since then. At the beginning, it comprised disciplines that are difficult to qualify as "artistic", such as climbing and acrobatics.
The foundations of the Olympic gymnastics programme were laid at the 1924 Games in Paris, when the men's apparatus individual and team competitions appeared. In 1928, women were included in the Amsterdam Games. It was not until 1952 that the women's programme was developed, with seven events, and then stabilised at six events as from the 1960 Games in Rome.
Find more about Artistic Gymnastics at www.olympic.org/artistic-gymnastics
Full highlights of the preliminary round pool B match between the USA and Turkey in the women's volleyball event from the Earls Court at the London 2012 Olympic Games (5 August 2012).
Volleyball was conceived as a less strenuous alternative to basketball. The sport became popular very quickly and made its Olympic debut in 1964.
Find more about Volleyball at www.olympic.org/volleyball
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All Comments (21)
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the chest and arm's muscles of these guys are unbeliveable
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in my opinion... gymnasts are the ultimate athletes... amazing strength, agility, flexibility, gravity defying moves... just amazing.
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Esse foi o grande momento da Olimpíada de Londres. O Brasil não tem tradição nesse esporte e foi lá e conquistou o ouro. Notem como os outros ginastas e técnicos olharam depois que o Zanetti terminou a apresentaçao! Isso mostra que se apoiarmos nossos atletas no dia-a-dia e de todas as modalidades e investirmos mais o Brasil pode se tonar um país olímpico e termos mais momentos históricos como este! Parabéns Zanetti!
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Arthur Zanetti coming from a country where support for this sport is zero, getting there is unbelievable having the feat of going out with gold is a God !!!
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25:35 his muscles are squishing his face lol
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Anos depois ainda fico voltando aqui pra rever esse nosso orgulhoso, que apresentação espetacular VIVA BRASIL 🇧🇷💛🇧🇷💛🇧🇷💛🇧🇷💛🇧🇷💛🇧🇷
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Years of hard work and dedication boils down to a few seconds... salute to all athletes out there
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Sete anos depois e ainda continua tão emocionante quanto no dia!
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I've been watching the Olympics since 1996, and I still can't believe these guys can hold these poses.
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this is arguably the most impressive form of athleticism out of all sports. Unreal these men and women who do this every Olympic event.
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Can we all just acknowledge for a second that Iordan Iovtchev is 39 years old and made it to the olympic finals in the rings?! That's freaking amazing! Many people I talk to think that just because you get old your body is still with it if you keep exercising, but that's just true! I don't think people realize that like car parts in a car, the more you drive the car, the more you'll need to replace parts to make it run smoothly and our bodies are the exact same way. It's not about the energy (although keeping up energy is a factor-yes) that keeps your body going when you get older, it's about the good parts that you have left and can get warn out very quickly! This guy looks so fit, but I can tell you at age 39, I'm SURE (especially doing gymnastics), his parts are worn and torn, yet he still makes it to the top ten and doesn't even come in last. This is his six olympics- six! Good on you man and may your parts not have to be replaced soon! Let's have respect for people like this and be understanding of people in their 50's and up who may take a lot more time to get moving. It's simply because their parts are worn out! (FIY it's not an old person writing this, I'm only 33).
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Zanetti's shoulders are on the same level of his hands all the time, and this is how gymnasts are supposed to hold their positions. Chen's shoulders are always higher than they should be. Also, Zanetti kept his positions for more than two seconds while Chen had trouble holding for that long. The way Chen lands his dismount makes him lose 0.1 for keeping his feet apart, while Zanetti's step on landing only costs him 0.1 as well. Zanetti is the undisputed champion. If you think otherwise, read the code of points.
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This is so insanely impressive, People really don't get the insane control and strength these guys have, unreal
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Esse cara e um orgulho para nosso povo !!!! PARABENS ZANETTI !!!
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Caso não saibam, Zanetti pode ser o primeiro atleta nas argolas a conseguir ser medalhista olímpico 3x seguidas, Ouro em Londres, Prata no Rio, e chance agora em Tóquio
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Jamais contestem o que Arthur fez... Foi um gigante... Representa o povo brasileiro, que luta com unhas e dentes contra todos, inclusive contra o próprio governo que não estimula em nada!
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Nosso orgulho brasileiro! Ouro em Londres e prata no Rio...atualmente é o segundo melhor do mundo,mas sempre vai ser o nosso campeão olímpico... Parabéns Arthur!Não faz ideia do quão é querido aqui...que vc possa conquistar pódio em Tóquio também!Estamos aguardando! E lembre-se:é sempre mtooooo difícil apagar o brilho de um Zanetti ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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I will never forget this. Zanetti was freakin supporting the weight of his body on the.rings, horizontally, with his fingertips. Y'ain't really supposed to be immune from gravity... still one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
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Zanneti 25:08
