"Did You Knows" About Gymnastics [continued]

Here are some of the fun facts and interesting things you might not know about local and international gymnastics affairs:

i: The word 'gymnastics' derives from the Greek word 'gymnos'. Gymnos means nude -- and at the ancient Olympic Games, the athletes competed nude. That's why women weren't allowed to compete in, nor watch the ancient Olympics!
ii: The ancient civilizations of Greece, China, Persia and India all used gymnastic training as a means to prepare young men for soldiering?
iii: Tthe first 'perfect 10' score was awarded to Nadia Comaneci at the 1976 Olympic Games
iv: According to the International Gymnastics Federation there are 17 million gymnasts around the world?
v: The oldest gymnast to win Olympic gold was forty years old. She was Japan's Masao Takemoto, who at age 40 was a member of Japan's 1960 combined team.
vi: Coaches send out their lineups in inverse order of accomplishment, so that the weakest competitor's score becomes the base against which other athletes in the event are measured

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News Article #9: "Did You Knows" About Gymnastics [continued]
Here are some of the fun facts and interesting things you might not know about local and international gymnastics affairs: i: The word 'gymnastics' derives from the Greek word 'gymnos'. Gymnos means nude -- and at the ancient Olympic Games, the athletes competed nude. That's why women weren't allowed to compete in, nor watch the ancient Olympics! ii: The ancient civilizations of Greece, China, Persia and India all used gymnastic training as a means to prepare young men for soldiering? iii: Tthe first 'perfect 10' score was awarded to Nadia Comaneci at the 1976 Olympic Games iv: According to the International Gymnastics Federation there are 17 million gymnasts around the world? v: The oldest gymnast to win Olympic gold was forty years old. She was Japan's Masao Takemoto, who at age 40 was a member of Japan's 1960 combined team. vi: Coaches send out their lineups in inverse order of accomplishment, so that the weakest competitor's score becomes the base against which other athletes in the event are measured 09 March 2003 1211hrs (GMT) 2011hrs (SST)