(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.
Competitive diving, which developed from gymnastics, started in Sweden and Germany in the 18th century. Gymnastics beginnings. Diving became popular in Sweden and Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sport was primarily practised by gymnasts who started performing tumbling routines into the water. In the late 19th century a group of Swedish divers visited Great Britain.