Today, thousands of gymnasts around the world participate in gymnastics. It is a sport that has existed for over 2,000 years. Every day, children train for many hours in the hope of one day realizing their dream of becoming an Olympian. Before children could practice gymnastics as a sport, it was used for many different purposes throughout history. It was used in such a way that no one would have ever thought that gymnastics would be more of a girls' sport than a men's. Gymnastics is linked to rights and responsibilities in American history because of the respect for boys' gymnastics over girls' gymnastics. Gymnastics was first used in ancient Greece. Men used the ability of gymnastics to prepare for war. Using this idea to prepare for war, he facilitated bodily development through a series of exercises (Strauss, Michael). Gymnastics was a highly valued attribute in ancient Greece for many years. In addition, it was obligatory for all students and children to learn gymnastics. Using gymnastics in gym class has helped all children become more active and fitter. Eventually, gymnastics was developed in schools. It was taught and perfected to all students. It also helped prepare young boys for when they grew up and had to use it to prepare for war. As gymnastics grew more and more, there was controversy over the participation of boys and girls in American gymnastics. While women's gymnastics is still seeking to develop, men's gymnastics is becoming a national sport (isport, gymnastics). All boys participating in the sport were taught to perform specific activities on each different apparatus. They were taught a specific technique to be able to master them and ...... middle of paper ...... gymnastics gained popularity across the world. Gymnastics started as a men-only training tool, then became a men-only sport worldwide, and then one of the most popular women's Olympic sports in the world. Sometimes it only takes one person to change the whole idea of ​​a sport. Gymnastics is that sport that no one would have ever imagined would have been just for men at one point and now it is a sport just for girls. It only takes one person to speak up and do something different to change everything. pbhttp://gymnastics.isport.com/gymnastics-guides/history-of-gymnasticshttp://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/history-gynastics-ancient-greece-modern-timesWorks cited