(The Program see here). Departure from Yakutsk down the Lena River (see the map). Viluy River. Here the Viluy River flows into the Lena River. The Viluy is 2,450km long and ends in the Viluy Sea. Zhigansk. is the first settlement beyond the Polar Circle.
Jahnâs techniques became so popular that his gymnastics techniques were adopted by the US military toward the end of the 19th century to improve hand-to-hand combat skills. Gymnastics earned a spot in the first summer Olympic games in 1896 and has been an Olympic sport ever since.
On a Floor Far, Far Away... About 2000 years ago, the Greeks invented gymnastics to train their military. The early gymnasts ran, wrestled, and practiced their jumping. As the sport evolved through the centuries and joined the Olympics, what is now the floor exercise was a place for group calisthenics.