The uneven bars are now spread about 6 ft. apart, allowing gymnasts to perform complicated release moves between the bars, and high-flying releases on the high bar.
The Uneven Bars: Wide
(An Illustrated History of Olympic Gymnastics)
By Amy Van Deusen, About.com Guide
Ludmilla Ezhova (Russia) on the uneven bars at the 2004 Olympics in Athens
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