Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics

The Spanish Gymnastics Federation (RFEG) officially acknowledged mixed groups in its 2020/2021 technical regulation documents. The country already held men's rhythmic gymnastics championships. Meanwhile, Irina Viner is pushing for the Japanese men's rhythmic gymnastics and facing mixed response in her own country.

The development of a sport is fascinating. Without pretending to give an exhaustive vision of the problem (because I am very far from it, and there is so much to say, men in rhythmic gymnastics raising at the same time questions about society, sponsorship, television, management, etc ...) here is a very small presentation.

I thought about a lot if I should talked only about men's rhythmic gymnastics and not about Japanese men's rhythmic gymnastics, since it's not the same sport. I decided to talk about it because it's actually now part of the discussion and general issues raised in the discussion. Tgymnastics are perceived, from acceptance (yes!) to disgust (unfortunately).
The video was posted in February 2021 but since then, in July 2021, Tatiana Navka (quite famous Russian figure skater) made a instagram post criticizing the gymnast Cristofer Benítez, simply for doing the sport he loves. The general situation, with FIG now leaning more towards accepting Japanese men's rhythmic gymnastics, with Morinari Watanabe and Irina Viner being in favor of it, tell us about how men's rhythmic gymnastics (as done by the Spanish) is not seen as the acceptable version, like Japanese men's rhythmic gymnastics is.


Credits video
   • Nuestro Deporte - Documental Gimnasia...   - Unai Arrieta Aguirrezabala
   • Valientes - Gimnasia Rítmica Masculina   - Alicia Miño
   / @petersonceus_   - Peterson Céüs

Thank you to all the people I reached on Instagram and were able to anwser my questions. Thank you! Thank to my Patreons :D
Yeah, non even talking about non-binary, genderfluid people in sports and at the Olympics. I'm curious how the Olympics are going to look maybe in like one hundreds years...I'll be dead, but I'm still curious.

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