Club Swinging
Club Swinging is an old gymnastics sport that involves the competitor standing with a club in each hand, which are shaped like bowling pins or juggling clubs, then whirling or swinging the clubs very quickly around the body and head in a variety of patterns in a complicated routine. Judges award points based on the degree of difficulty and execution of the routine.
book illustration of Indian club swingingClub Swinging has appeared twice at the Olympic Games, in 1904 and 1932. A form of club swinging is part of the apparatus event in calisthenics and gymnastics. Nowadays club swinging is gaining in popularity as a form of exercise training.
Related Pages
- Club Swinging at the Olympics
- Club Throw — a track and field disabled sports event, the objective is to throw a wooden club as far as possible.
- About Extinct and Ancient Sports
- List of Extinct Sports
- List of unusual sports