Men can compete in Olympic artistic swimming for the first time at the 2024 Paris Games, World Aquatics said on Thursday. (More Sports News)
Men have competed in artistic swimming at the biennial aquatics world championships since 2015.
Men can compete in Olympic artistic swimming for the first time at the 2024 Paris Games, World Aquatics said on Thursday. (More Sports News)
Approval from the International Olympic Committee means a maximum of two men can be selected among eight athletes in the team event that is due to include 10 nations.
Adding men to the sport once known as synchronized swimming will leave rhythmic gymnastics as the last women-only event on the Summer Games program.
바카라Aquatics sports are universal and men have proven themselves to be excellent artistic swimmers,바카라 World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam said in a statement.
Men have competed in artistic swimming at the biennial aquatics world championships since 2015. At the inaugural mixed duet event in Kazan, Russia, the gold medal was won by Bill May and Christina Jones for the United States.
바카라The inclusion of men in Olympic artistic swimming was once considered the impossible dream,바카라 May said, citing the 바카라perseverance and the help and support of so many.바카라
At the 2022 worlds in Budapest, the mixed duet was won by Italians Giorgio Minisini and Lucrezia Ruggiero in a 13-nation contest.
바카라This announcement marks a milestone in artistic swimming history,바카라 Minisini said of the Olympic inclusion.