(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.
SHARE SHARE TWEET EMAIL. Invented in Ancient Greece, gymnastics originally included dozens of activities that focused on strengthening both the body and the mind. Modern artistic gymnastics emerged in the 1800s and became a menâs Olympic sport in 1896. Individual womenâs events were added in 1952, but gymnastics did not become a serious spectator sport until Nadia Comaneci earned the first perfect 10 in 1976.