why is rope climb no longer an event in gymnastics?”
It is still an event in some areas. I found the article on Wikipida useful and might help you with you question. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope_climbing Rope climbing is a sport in which competitors, usually men, attempt to climb up a suspended vertical rope using only their hands. Rope climbing is practiced regularly at the World Police and Fire Games, and is enjoying a resurgence in France, where competitions are held in shopping centres. Also, enthusiasts in the Czech Republic resurrected the sport in 1993, and hold local and national competitions. History and description of the event This was an Olympic Gymnastic event at one time, but was removed from that venue after the 1932 Games. In the United States, competitive climbing on both 20 ft and 25 ft, 1.5 inch diameter natural fiber ropes was sanctioned by both the AAU and the NCAA until the early 1960s, when these organizations dropped the events. As a resu
