| Grant number: | 14/08006-0 |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| Start date: | October 01, 2014 |
| End date: | September 30, 2016 |
| Field of knowledge: | Health Sciences - Physical Education |
| Principal Investigator: | Myrian Nunomura |
| Grantee: | Myrian Nunomura |
| Host Institution: | Escola de Educação Física e Esporte de Ribeirão Preto (EEFERP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil |
| Associated researchers: | Renato Francisco Rodrigues Marques |
Abstract
Even though women were allowed to practice Artistic Gymnastics in the early contemporary ages, their first Olympic Games participation was only in the modern era, in 1928, Amsterdam. At that time, women's artistic gymnastics (WAG) was a sport practiced and competed amongst adults, between 20 and 35 years of age. However, since the performances of young gymnasts such as Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci in the 1970s, WAG has been characterized as a problematic child sport. In addition, gymnasts have become even younger and smaller nowadays. Numerous studies have identified medical and psychological issues associated with training and competing at a high level at a young age. However, recently there have been numerous gymnasts appearing at the highest international level of considerably older age, the most famous being Oksana Chusovitina who has competed at a remarkable six Olympic Games including the London Olympics at age 37. This research proposes to examine the experiences of older gymnasts and the factors that have led to the prolonging of their careers with a view to understanding how WAG practices may be altered to produce older, healthier female elite gymnasts together with a more positive understanding of gymnastics. (AU)
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