How's your balance?published at 14:56 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Circus performer and balance expert Nikita Sukhanov gives us just a taste of what can be achieved on two hands (and sometimes one)...
International Handstand Day 2017
Summary
Celebration of handstands around the world
Will help improve your balance and core stability
Handstands used in gymnastics, parkour, diving, yoga, dancing, cheerleading & more
Show us your handstands via #HandstandDay
How's your balance?published at 14:56 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Media caption, A battle with fitness and faithpublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Meet Ruqsana Begum - Britain's Muy Thai kickboxing world champion, and a Muslim who hid her participation in the sport for five years because she feared her family would not approve. Watch her story - part of BBC Three's '...Like a Girl' series - here.
What's this got to do with IHD2017, I hear you ask. Behold - she kindly tried out a handstand for us in her gym. Thanks, Ruqsana!
Media caption, Britain's kickboxing world champion Ruqsana Begum does a handstand
Handstands on repeatpublished at 14:44 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Combine trampolining with Handstand Day and what do you get? Backwards and forwards fun.
Media caption, International Handstand Day 2017 - @MrsOpinionH
And speaking of hot...published at 14:41 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
It's 32°C (nearly 90°F) over in Israel... 🇮🇱
Image source, InstagramIt's hotting up in Chile!published at 14:39 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
South America ✅
What a way to tick off continent number four on our map!
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Image source, BBC SportSwimming vs Handstandspublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Olympic silver medallist Siobhan O'Connor has got out of the pool to show us her gymnastic skills.
Media caption, International Handstand Day 2017
Skiing vs Handstandspublished at 14:31 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Tip: if you are going to handstand wearing a pair of skis, tell everyone around you to duck.
Media caption, International Handstand Day 2017 - @51chappie
Football vs Handstandspublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Looks like they both win!
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Image source, TwitterRugby vs Handstandspublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Thank you to ex-Athletics champ and Scottish Gymnastics performance coach, Jamie Bowie who persuaded the Scottish Rugby team refs to celebrate with us too.
Media caption, International Handstand Day 2017
Postpublished at 14:24 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
You want sport vs handstands? You got it.
Drawing on handstand inspirationpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
A beautiful and original take on Handstand day by graphic illustrator EHs_draws.
The pleasure is all ours!
Media caption, International Handstand Day 2017
From People's Cup to Handstand Day!published at 14:11 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Here's an old friend of BBC Get Inspired - Jack Morrissey, who gave us some fab footage during the opening round of this year's FA People's Cup. Here he is taking a well-earned 'rest' in Crete.
Image source, InstagramAnd that footage? Check out Chippenham Youth's brilliant team goal analysed by Dan Walker and Dean Saunders...
Keep up the good work, Jack!
Media caption, People's Cup goals analysed by the pros
Hattie can do this!!!published at 14:05 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Image source, Stuart SandellI'm welling up, here...
Postpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Max responded to Hattie's letter with a message:
And Hattie was thrilled!
And now...
When Max inspired Hattiepublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
You want Olympic legacy? We got it right here.
The story started last year when five-year-old Hattie was inspired by Max Whitlock's efforts in Rio and wrote him a letter (below)...
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Image source, TwitterAnd what happened next was just brilliant...
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Now here's a real heart-warmer for you. It's what Handstand Day is all about...
J'adore le handstand day!published at 13:54 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
The beautiful Lac de Pierre-Percée in Northern France, iconic buildings in Paris and a particularly colourful photo from Béziers. 🇫🇷
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Image source, @mirre.gymWhen in Rome...published at 13:51 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Buongiorno to our handstanders in Italy! 🇮🇹🇮🇹
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Image source, InstagramParkour to the maxpublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
Scott Young of parkour group 3Run is taking his sport to dizzying heights....please don't try this at home folks!
Media caption, International Handstand Day 2017 - Scott Young
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And talking of nerve, this next video took some guts to shoot. If you don't like heights, it may well make you feel a bit odd.