Gymnastics Sport
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A Gymnastics Sport is a dynamic sport that involves a variety of exercises and routines requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and endurance.
- Context:
- It can (typically) involve performing routines on apparatuses like the Balance Beam, Vault (Gymnastics), Uneven Bars, Still Rings, Pommel Horse, and Parallel Bars.
- It can (often) require skills such as tumbling, balancing, and aerial movements.
- It can range from being a recreational activity to a highly competitive sport, governed internationally by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG).
- It can include different categories like men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, and trampoline gymnastics.
- It can be practiced by individuals of all ages, from young children to professional athletes.
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- Example(s):
- an Artistic Gymnastics competition where athletes perform on apparatuses like the floor, vault, and rings.
- a Balance Beam routine showcasing balance, precision, and acrobatic skills.
- a Vault (Gymnastics) event where gymnasts sprint towards a springboard and perform aerial maneuvers.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Figure Skating, which involves similar physical skills but is performed on ice.
- Diving, which includes acrobatic movements but is executed from a diving platform into water.
- See: Gymnast, Olympic Gymnast, Artistic Gymnastic Sport, Balance Beam, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, Vault (Gymnastics), Uneven Bars, Still Rings, Pommel Horse, Parallel Bars.
References
2024
- (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnastics Retrieved:2024-7-19.
- Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills. The most common form of competitive gymnastics is artistic gymnastics (AG), which consists of, for women (WAG), the events floor, vault, uneven bars, and beam; and for men (MAG), the events floor, vault, rings, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. The governing body for competition in gymnastics throughout the world is the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Eight sports are governed by the FIG, including gymnastics for all, men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining (including double mini-trampoline), tumbling, acrobatic, aerobic, and parkour. Disciplines not recognized by FIG include wheel gymnastics, aesthetic group gymnastics, TeamGym, and mallakhamba.
Participants in gymnastics-related sports include young children, recreational-level athletes, and competitive athletes at all levels of skill.
- Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shoulders, back, chest, and abdominal muscle groups. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills. The most common form of competitive gymnastics is artistic gymnastics (AG), which consists of, for women (WAG), the events floor, vault, uneven bars, and beam; and for men (MAG), the events floor, vault, rings, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. The governing body for competition in gymnastics throughout the world is the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). Eight sports are governed by the FIG, including gymnastics for all, men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining (including double mini-trampoline), tumbling, acrobatic, aerobic, and parkour. Disciplines not recognized by FIG include wheel gymnastics, aesthetic group gymnastics, TeamGym, and mallakhamba.