Parents CNN opinion article on gymnastics and race.

[drwho42]

This is a fantastic article on the current state of the diversity in gymnastics.

Opinion: Gymnastics teams look nothing like they used to. And this is the biggest change of all | CNN

In the not-too-distant past, gymnastics was a sport whose participants were overwhelmingly White. In the past decade or two, people of color have some to be among the very top-performing elite athletes in the sport. Onnie Willis Rogers, a professor and former NCAA all-around gymnastics champion...

www.cnn.com

 

[Tmacs]

Very nice!! I love the fact that my daughter's optional team is so diverse!

 

[esor]

I am so glad my DD grew up in an era where there is diversity in the sport. Now her college gymnastics team has girls from 7 different countries and they are all unique, talented, strong and beautiful. Their cultures are reflected in their gymnastics, especially floor. It makes me happy to see this type of progress in the sport my daughter loves.