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The gymnastics competition began in the 1896 Summer Olympics although not consolidated as an Olympic sport until the Olympic Games of Paris 1924. The type of trampoline is the most modern because I make debut in Sydney 2000 Olympic program also includes Yet another embodiment of the rhythm. 

the International gymnastics Federation (FIG) allows you to include gymnastics artistic to 196 athletes who will compete for 8 days in 6 tests male and 4 female form. The trampoline gymnastics competes for 2 days 84 male and female athletes competing individually and rhythmic gymnastics are allowed to include 84 athletes who will compete for 4 days both individual and team.

Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport that combines elements of ballet, gymnastics and dance, as well as the use of various devices such as rope, hoop, ball, the clubs and ribbon. 

In this sport both competitions and exhibitions are held in which the athlete is accompanied by music to keep a rhythm in their movements, when mounted with or without apparatus. The tests are performed on a tapestry and duration of the exercises is about 90 seconds in the individual category and 150 in the joint. 

In international competitions men ’s gymnastics team is competing in six different tests, each of which It comprises a series of compulsory exercises and other optional or free exercises. The tests are as follows:

GYMNASTICS MALE 

HORSE

exercises performed on a leather covered device in the center are inserted two arcs of wood or metal, spaced about 45 cm. The exercises consist of series of continuous swings, making circular actions and turns with the trunk and legs, while the athlete moves from side to side of the device using only your hands for support.  

COLT

Exercise in which an apparatus 1 6 m long and 1.35 m high is located longitudinally on the floor. The athlete takes speed and using a trampoline to propel, launches a leap into the rack, you should play with his hands on the surface, then making a flight that includes an aerobatic maneuver, ending with a controlled output. 

PARALLEL BARS

Exercises made in two flexible wooden bars located parallel at a distance between 42 and 52 cm. Compulsory exercises encompass series of motions with spins, swings and changes of grip. 

BAR FIXED 

exercises in a metal bar that is attached to a structure at a height of 2.57 m over an extended protective mat on the floor. Compulsory exercises include swings and turns around the bar with frequent changes of grip and direction. At the exit of the device is usually provided some type of risky acrobatics, rotating at high speed around the bar and pulling away so that the athlete leaves driven to as high as possible, falling to the mat in a controlled and stable. 

ANILLAS

Exercises they are performed while a ring is gripped timber in each hand, which are suspended by straps fixed structure at a height of 2.57 m above the floor and 50 cm apart. Workouts combine static positions with quick moves designed to test the strength and accuracy of the athlete. 

Floor exercises 

are a set of similar movements to dance with acrobatic skills, performed without equipment, on a tapestry of twelve square meters. 

wOMEN ’S gYMNASTICS

the current trend in judging female gymnastics emphasizes flexibility gymnast to run; as a result, the age of the competitors in recent years has suffered a considerable decline. 

The women ’s teams compete in four areas, each of which also consists of a number of compulsory exercises and other Free. The tests are: 

PONY

Compulsory exercises are the same as in the men except that the rack is placed transversely and a height of 1.2 m above the ground. 

Uneven bars 

exercises performed on two wooden bars flexibility. The top bar is 2.3 m above the ground and the bottom, which is parallel, is placed at a height of 1.5 m. The exercises performed forced to move continuously from one bar to another making turns, jumps, balances, well above well below the bars, and an input and output device that is part of the exercise. 

BALANCE BEAM

exercises conducted in a wooden beam 10 centimeters wide and 5 m long, located at a height of 1.2 m above the ground. The exercises consist of continuous motions with spins, jumps and balances. Also rate the input and output device. 

Floor exercises 

are exercises like the men ’s , except that performed with music and with some accessories.