ARTISTICS GYMNASTICS

Artistic Gymnastics is a type of gymnastics in which sportsperson implement short routines (ranging from about 30 to 90 seconds) on various apparatuses, The Gymnastics is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the code of points (rules) and regulates all form of international competition. Artistic Gymnastics future divided into two parts-

1.    Men's Artistic Gymnastics (MAG)
2.    Women's Artistic Gymnastics (WAG)

Men's Artistic Gymnastics (MAG)

There are six apparatus in Men's Artistic Gymnastics (MAG)

•     Floor Exercise

  

Gymnasts perform a spectacular 70-second acrobatic routine on a square mat. The floor exercise is a demonstration of power and strength and is performed without music.

•     Pommel Horse

  

Routines frequently involve circles, scissor swings with the legs split, spectacularly combining these movements while turning and traveling along with the horse.

•    Roman Rings

Involve difficult combination of strength elements, swing elements, requiring control, and balance in the forward and backward swings and dismount.

•     Vaulting Table

  

25 m sprint creates the necessary power to explode from the springboard before the dynamic push off the table, to generate greater height for rotations and flight before landing on the mat.

•     Parallel Bars

Parallel Bar routines require swing above and below the bars. Including changes of directions and balances, end with dismount off the side of the end of the bars.

•     Horizontal Bar

  

A Horizontal bar is used to perform a series of swings, release skills, changes of direction and a dismount.

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Women’s Artistic Gymnastics

There are four competitive apparatus in Women's Artistic Gymnastics (WAG):

•     Floor Exercise

  

In-Floor combination of dance and powerful gymnastics moves performed to music, where each gymnast communicates her own personality and style.

•     Vaulting Table

  

Same criteria apply for the female gymnast as men gymnast.

•     Balance Beam

  

It is an event in which a gymnast balances on a narrow horizontal bar raised off the floor while performing exercises. a narrow beam on which a breathtaking 90-second routine of leaps, back-flips, and somersaults is performed.

•     Uneven Bars

  

A pair of parallel bars set at different heights.which is used for a continuous series of moves including grip changes, releases, and dismount.

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