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Sunday, August 21, 2016

Gymnastics at the Summer Olympic Games



Gymnastics  in Olympics have been contested at every since the the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the1896 Athens(Greece)Summer Olympic Games

For 32 years, only men were allowed to compete

Only from the 1928 Amsterdam(Netherlands) Olympic Games Women were allowed to compete in Artistic Gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics 

Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of Gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 Seconds) on different apparatus, with less time for Vaulting



Rhythmic Gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which individuals or groups of 5 or more manipulate one or two pieces of apparatus - Rope,Hoop,Ball,Clubs,Ribbon and freehand (no apparatus)


Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport that combines elements of Ballet,Gymnastics,Dance and apparatus manipulation

The choreography must cover the entire floor and contain a balance of jumps, leaps, pivots, balances (there is a certain number depending on which level you are) and flexibility movements.

Each movement involves a high degree of athletic skill. Physical abilities needed by a rhythmic gymnast include strength, power, flexibility, agility, dexterity, endurance and hand-eye coordination.

The Winner  is the participant who earns the most points, determined by a panel of judges, for leaps, balances, pirouettes (pivots), apparatus handling, and execution

Trampolining

Trampolining is a competitive  Olympic Sport in which Gymnasts perform Acrobatics while bouncing on a Trampoline


These can include simple jumps in the pike, tuck or straddle position to more complex combinations of forward or backward Somersaults and Twists 

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