Georgia Godwin has uneven bars gymnastics move named after her in sport’s official rulebook

Olympic gymnast Georgia Godwin has turn into simply the fifth Australian to have an authentic transfer named in her honour.

The Godwin is now within the world scoring system for gymnastics.

The 26-year-old carried out the transfer on the uneven bars at world problem cup occasions in Israel and Croatia earlier this 12 months.

Because of this the Godwin has now been formally recognised by the Worldwide Gymnastics Federation’s code of factors — the rulebook defining sport’s scoring system.

Godwin, who competed on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and is a twin Commonwealth Video games gold medallist, created the transfer and was the primary individual on the planet to make use of it in competitors.

“An absolute dream come true to have the ability to say I’ve created a talent and was the primary individual on the planet and within the historical past of gymnastics to [complete] it,” she wrote on Instagram.

“I labored my butt off for it to be prepared and I am so glad. Thanks to everybody who believed in me and ‘the Godwin’.”

The Godwin encompasses a transparent hip circle, ahead to handstand with 1/1 flip (360 levels) in a handstand section often called the Weiler kip.

She joins fellow Australians Trudy Mcintosh (vault), Jacqui Dunn (beam), Lauren Mitchell (ground and beam) and Mary-Anne Monckton (uneven bars) in having an authentic transfer ratified within the code of factors.

Godwin mentioned it was “such an honour” to face alongside them within the historical past books.

“Now, the place ought to I get my image tattooed?” she mentioned.

Earlier this 12 months, US gymnastics legend Simone Biles had a fifth talent named after her within the code of factors when she carried out the Yurchenko double pike off the vault in Belgium.

AAP