Comparing the Olympic gymnastics routines at they stand today, the men compete in 6 routines compared to 4 for women. Men compete in the vault and floor routine (same as women) but they also have exclusively ‘men only’ routines, which include the horizontal bar, parallel bars, pommel horse, and rings. Women, meanwhile, exclusively compete in the balance beam and uneven bars. So why don’t women compete in rings? Let’s take a look.
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