Gymnastics
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Gymnastics is a sport which involves running, jumping, tumbling, somersaulting, and balancing. For girls, there are four pieces of equipment that the gymnasts do tricks on: floor, bars, beam and vault. For boys, there are six pieces of equipment that the gymnasts do tricks on: floor, parallel bars, high bar, pommel horse, vault and the rings.
Gymnasts can compete with other gymnasts to see who can do their tricks better. Usually the winner gets a trophy, ribbon, or a medal.
Trampolines are often used in gymnastics too. They allow gymnasts to learn new tricks so they can do them on their apparatus.
70% of gymnastics is conditioning, which is basicly exercising your body.
[change] See also
- Calisthenics
- Rhythmic Gymnastics
[change] Other websites
- FM Gymnastics- a list of Techniques and free animated comic tutorials for Floor Gymnastics.
[change] Websites of the federations
Federation Internationale de Gymnastique
- Gimnasia Argentina
- Gymnastics Australia
- Brazilian Gymnastics Federation
- Gymnastics Canada
- Chinese Gymnastics Association
- Fédération Française de Gymnastique
- Federazione Ginnastica d'Italia
- Japan Gymnastic Association
- Mexican Gymnastics Federation
- Romanian Gymnastics Federation
- British Gymnastics
- USA Gymnastics