This coming Saturday, Rotterdam will host the World Gymnastics Championships for the third time. Since the first edition in 1987, women's gymnastics has changed significantly. Whereas back then the average age of the gymnasts was less than 17, and one of the winners in Rotterdam was just 14, that average is now over 20. How did this shift come about?
This coming Saturday, Rotterdam will host the World Gymnastics Championships for the third time. Since the first edition in 1987, women's gymnastics has changed significantly. Whereas back then the average age of the gymnasts was less than 17, and one of the winners in Rotterdam was just 14, that average is now over 20. How did this shift come about?