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02-14-2001

Profile: Men's gymnastics at the collegiate level in decline

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Gymnastics is a popular spectator sport, especially during the Summer Olympics. Many gymnasts develop their skills as members of a college team. But the number of men's gymnastics programs in the country has fallen so l...

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	Profile: Men's gymnastics at the collegiate level being decimated Morning Edition (NPR) ; ... 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon BOB EDWARDS, host: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Bob Edwards. Gymnastics is a popular spectator sport, especially ... even making it to the Olympics are unlikely to have the chance. For NPR News, I'm Susan Kaplan.
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