asymmetric bars

British  

adverb

1. gymnastics

   1. (functioning as plural) a pair of wooden or fibreglass bars placed parallel to each other but set at different heights, for various exercises

   2. (functioning as singular) an event in a gymnastic competition in which competitors exercise on such bars

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Example Sentences

At one end, toddlers play with their parents in a baby gym area, while at the other, a coach drills tiny girls, many of them already ranked nationally, at work on the asymmetric bars.

From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2019

Kim So-young, a former gymnast who was paralyzed from the neck down after an accident on the asymmetric bars, said the weightlifter's death should be a wake-up call.

From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2015

The American teenager, showing signs of mental and physical fatigue, finished last on the asymmetric bars on Monday and seventh a day later when she fell after missing her footing on a half-turn.

From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2012

Mustafina, who already had asymmetric bars gold, team silver and all-around bronze in her pocket, and 2006 world all-around champion Ferrari both finished with 14.900 points, 0.3 behind Ponor.

From Reuters • Aug. 7, 2012

Gabrielle Douglas of the U.S. competes in the women's gymnastics asymmetric bars final in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 6, 2012.

From Time • Aug. 6, 2012