Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport that involves exercises and performances requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, agility, and grace. It encompasses a variety of disciplines, including artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline, and acrobatic gymnastics. In artistic gymnastics, athletes perform routines on various apparatus such as the floor, balance beam, pommel horse, rings, vault, and parallel bars. Rhythmic gymnastics combines elements of gymnastics with dance and is performed with apparatus like ribbons, hoops, balls, and clubs. Trampoline gymnastics involves performing acrobatic feats while bouncing on a trampoline. The sport is often competitive, featuring events at local, national, and international levels, including the Olympic Games. Gymnastics is recognized for its emphasis on discipline, body control, and the achievement of complex physical skills.