parallel bars
plural noun
1
: a pair of usually wooden bars supported horizontally above the floor at the same height or at different heights usually by a common base and used in gymnastics
2
: an event in gymnastics competition in which even or uneven parallel bars are used
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Pants and socks are required on four out of the six men’s gymnastics events (pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, and horizontal bar).
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Taylor Dutch, SELF, 1 Aug. 2024
Monday, August 5 (Day 10) Gymnastics Men’s parallel bars final (5:45 a.m.
—Vic Verbalaitis, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
Lynch remains the only Cardinal men’s gymnast to win an Olympic medal, having taken silver on parallel bars in his second trip to the Games.
—Chrös McDougall, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
In today's final, three gymnasts from each team will perform in six events — floor, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 30 July 2024
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Taylor Dutch, SELF, 1 Aug. 2024
Monday, August 5 (Day 10) Gymnastics Men’s parallel bars final (5:45 a.m.
—Vic Verbalaitis, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
Lynch remains the only Cardinal men’s gymnast to win an Olympic medal, having taken silver on parallel bars in his second trip to the Games.
—Chrös McDougall, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
In today's final, three gymnasts from each team will perform in six events — floor, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 30 July 2024
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“Parallel bars.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parallel%20bars. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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