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gym·nas·tics

(jim-nas'tiks),
Muscular exercise, performed indoors, as distinguished from athletics, and usually by means of special apparatus.
[G. gymnos, naked]
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gym·nas·tics

(jim-nas'tiks)
Muscular exercise, performed indoors, as distinguished from athletics, and usually involving special apparatus.
[G. gymnos, naked]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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``Under her coaching, we won the Welsh School Gymnastic championships last year.''
As well as running her own club, Gwynedd is also in charge of the Welsh disabled gymnastic squad and devises training programmes for the British Special Olympic team.
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Deerness Gymnastic Academy is run by volunteers who took over the sports centre in Ushaw Moor last year after Durham County Council threatened to close it due to cost cutting.
This means, in gymnastic terms, that despite the pressure she stuck to her routines, as planned, and did not fall from any apparatus - a feat that pleased her coach Claire Duffy in particular.
CHEERS: Club officials, members and their parents at the thank-you event at Nuneaton Olympic Gymnastic Clubs and (bleow) girls sign a roll of honour.
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Dr John Elgy, from Aston University, has earned his International Judging Brevet, qualifying him to judge any world class gymnastic event, including the Olympic Games and World Championships.
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LAHORE -- The Lahore District Women Gymnastic championship will be held here from October 12 at Government College University Sports Hall.
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