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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol

Tweddle’s uneven bars revolution lives on at 2022 world championships

Great Britain’s Jessica Gadirova competes on the uneven bars during  qualifying at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool
Great Britain’s Jessica Gadirova competes on the uneven bars during qualifying at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

Thirteen years ago, as the unprecedented trail Beth Tweddle blazed led back home for the World Gymnastics Championships in London, she arrived as one of the uneven bars favourites. But Tweddle did not even make it out of qualifying, instead falling from the high bar attempting her new eponymous element.

Her failure underscored the boldness of even trying such a skill. Thirteen years on, the Tweddle has become a symbol of her enduring influence.

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