Calendar, athletes entries: Learn how to go to the larger Rio 2016 test event, which sets the latest jobs gym for the Games
Event will take disputes in the three modalities Olympic gymnastics (artistic, rhythmic and trampoline) (Photo: Getty Images)
Text: Patricia da Matta
The 2016 Olympic Games are in the crosshairs of the best gymnasts in the world. But, before fight for a place on the podium, you have to fight for a spot. With over 100 seats in dispute, the Qualifier Gymnastics Final brings to Rio de Janeiro 331 beasts of 62 countries in the three types of sports (artistic, rhythmic and trampoline) four months before the Games.
The competition takes place between 16 and 22 April, the Rio Olympic Arena and who is in Rio during the period will be able to witness a close fight:. The tickets cost R $ 20 and R $ 30 and can already be purchased at www.aquecerio.com site.
"It is the last chance for gymnasts who have not yet achieved the rating. They will do everything they can to get a spot at the Olympics"
Nellie Kim, chairman of the technical committee of artistic gymnastics of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)
Strategies to secure a place in the Olympic competition vary, which promises exciting day for those who are on the sidelines of the Rio Olympic Arena. While some athletes bet on seamless integration between sport and art, as the Russian rhythmic gymnastics, other heat the dispute with a touch of innovation, creating own movements full of technique, as American Danell Leyva. The only common tactic to all is the desire to carry out at least once, the perfect presentation, as did Nadia Comaneci in 1976:
For athletes, the event is the last chance to be part of the Games. For Rio 2016 the challenge is even more complex: the competition will allow testing on a large scale simultaneous operations competition management and public three modes in a single arena.
"It is an event that we consider 'major'. In it, we simulate virtually all the operations we have in games such as facility management, transportation, food, arbitration and labor force. One of the most important is the flow control of the spectators, especially on the 17th, when we will have four sessions in one day, "says Mariana Accardo, leader trampoline gymnastics competition of the Rio 2016 Committee.
"It's the first time in the history of the Games that the three disciplines of gymnastics take place in the same facility and sequential dates. So the exchange of equipment between the competitions will be another important test," adds Roberto Nasser, artistic gymnastics leader.
Artistic gymnastics
What is?
A series of tests which challenge the limits of the human body. That facing those who follow in artistic gymnastics. In the Olympic Games, gymnasts compete individually or as part of a team on different devices, always trying to get the best score.
1 Airplane
Typical equilibrium position of the beam and the ground, in which the gymnast maintains a leg on the floor and lifts the other behind, with open arms ..
2 Handstand
It is one of the most fundamental exercises of artistic gymnastics, where the gymnast must balance the body on the hands
3 twist jump
Pirouette in which the gymnast rotates 360 degrees around itself
Who is coming?
The test-event brings to Rio 232 athletes from 57 countries, with individual disputes and teams. Sixteen male and female teams fight for the last eight seats (four for each gender) competition for the 2016 teams.
In the female, Brazilian have the last chance to provide the country the opportunity to compete in the Games with the full team in the test event. For this, they will face the teams of France, Belgium, Germany, Romania, Australia, Republic of Korea and Switzerland.
In the male, who joins the fight for places are the German gymnasts, France, Holland, Ukraine, Spain, Romania, Canada and Belarus. Brazil won an unprecedented classification at the World Glasgow last year. Still, Arthur Zanetti, current Olympic champion in the rings, is attending the test event.
The complete event still vacancies for the individual tournament (with at least 18 men and 24 women). Gymnasts from countries still not classified in the team competition to get the best results in the test-event lead to job. One is the Romanian Catalina Ponor, gold in general for teams and silver in soil individual at the London 2012 Games, but have not yet secured their place in 2016.
Besides them, gymnasts teams already qualified - especially China (gold in the overall competition in London 2012), in the male; and Britain, in women - also participate in the event without rights to the classification.
When? At where?
From 16 to 18 April, the Rio Olympic Arena. The competition for men's teams takes place on Saturday (April 16) and the female, the next day (17). The end 18 has by men and women apparatus.
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