{"id":3962,"date":"2022-12-22T18:53:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T18:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/paris-2024-olympic-games-opens-artistic-swimming-to-men-2\/"},"modified":"2022-12-22T18:53:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T18:53:57","slug":"paris-2024-olympic-games-opens-artistic-swimming-to-men-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/paris-2024-olympic-games-opens-artistic-swimming-to-men-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris 2024 Olympic Games opens artistic swimming to men"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$image-0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$image-0.0.0\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--image\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$image-0.1\">Italy&#8217;s Giorgio Minisini, left, is one of the leading male artistic swimmers after winning two golds at this year&#8217;s World Championships in Hungary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-1.0\">Men will be able to compete in Olympic artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronised swimming, for the first time at the Paris 2024 Games.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0.0\">The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved up to two men being picked in the eight-strong team event.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\">Men have been able to compete in artistic swimming at the World Championships since 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">It has been a women-only discipline at the Olympics since it was introduced at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">Italian Giorgio Minisini, who won two world mixed duet gold medals alongside Lucrezia Ruggiero in Hungary in June, welcomed the decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">&#8220;Our sport&#8217;s evolution towards inclusivity is going on fast forward,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"include-box\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$pullOut-7\"><img src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/live-experience\/cps\/160\/cpsprodpb\/11A43\/production\/_89895227_swimming.png\" sizes=\"160px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/live-experience\/cps\/160\/cpsprodpb\/11A43\/production\/_89895227_swimming.png 1x, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/live-experience\/cps\/320\/cpsprodpb\/11A43\/production\/_89895227_swimming.png 2x\" alt=\"Swimming\" class=\"qa-srcset-image qa-pull-out-image include-box__pullout_image\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$pullOut-7.0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"include-box__pullout\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$pullOut-7.1\">\n<h2 class=\"pull-out-title-qa include-box__pullout_heading gel-great-primer-bold include-box__pullout_heading_no_contributor\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$pullOut-7.1.0\">Inspired to try swimming?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$pullOut-7.1.1:$paragraph-0\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$pullOut-7.1.1:$paragraph-0.0\">Find out how to get into swimming with our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/get-inspired\/23164764\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$pullOut-7.1.1:$paragraph-0.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$pullOut-7.1.1:$paragraph-0.$link-2.0\">special guide<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$pullOut-7.1.1:$paragraph-0.3\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">&#8220;This decision from the IOC and World Aquatics will help us become an example for the whole Olympic movement.\u202f&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">American Bill May, the first-ever male world champion in the inaugural mixed duet technical event in 2015, also heralded the landmark.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">&#8220;The inclusion of men was once considered the impossible dream,&#8221; he said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">&#8220;This proves that we should all dream big. The male athletes have endured. Now, through their perseverance and the help and support of so many, all athletes may stand alongside each other equally, reaching for Olympic glory.&#8221;  <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">However, some female swimmers have previously opposed men&#8217;s inclusion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">Russian former world champion Varvara Subbotina <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sport-express.ru\/synchronized-swimming\/news\/rossiyskaya-sinhronistka-subbotina-vystupila-protiv-muzhchin-v-svoem-vide-sporta-1957373\/\" class=\"story-body__external-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.$link-2.0\">told Sport Express in August<\/span><span class=\"gs-u-ml- gel-icon\" style=\"height:15px;width:15px;\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.$link-2.1\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.$link-2.1.0\"><title data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.$link-2.1.0.0\">external-link<\/title><path d=\"M12 0v5h11.5l-5 5H0v22h22V17.5l-2 2V30H2V12h14.5l-7.8 7.7 3.6 3.6L27 8.5V20h5V0H12z\" data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.$link-2.1.0.1\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1x3ohyb19e4.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.3\"> that the &#8220;aesthetics&#8221; of men&#8217;s legs meant it was better the sport was female-only.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/swimming\/64065384?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy&#8217;s Giorgio Minisini, left, is one of the leading male artistic swimmers after winning two golds at this year&#8217;s World Championships in Hungary Men will be able to compete in Olympic artistic swimming, formerly known as synchronised swimming, for the first time at the Paris 2024 Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3962"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3962"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3964,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3962\/revisions\/3964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}