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History of Gymnastics
Gymnastics developed in ancient Greece, in Sparta and Athens and was used as a method to prepare men for warfare.
At the Palestra, a physical education training center, the discipline of educating the body and educating the mind were combined allowing for a form of gymnastics that was
more aesthetic and individual and which left behind the form that focused on strictness, discipline, the emphasis on defeating records and focus on strength.
In the late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Germany, two pioneer physical educators Johann Friedrich Guts Muths and Friedrich Ludwig Jahn created exercises for boys and young men on apparatus they had designed that ultimately led to what is considered modern gymnastics.
The Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) was founded in Liege in 1881. By the end of the nineteenth century, men’s competition was popular enough to be included in the first “modern” Olympic Games in 1896.
The first women’s Olympic competition was primitive, only involving synchronized calisthenics and track and field. These games were held in 1928, in Amsterdam.
The Gymnastics Federation of India formed in 1951 regulates its progress and development in India. Deepa Karmakar is the upcoming gymnast from India.
Latest Rules
Men compete in 6 events such as :
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Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Roman Rings, Vaulting Horse, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar.
Women perform 4 events in the order of Vault, Uneven, Parallel Bars, Balance Beam and Floor Exercise (performed with music). Men and women usually compete simultaneously.
The apparatus and the floor mat are installed on a raised surface known as “Podium”. To avoid distraction to competing gymnasts other athletes, coaches and officials stay off the podium.
Events
In team competitions, the winning team (4 to 7 gymnasts) is determined by totaling of the best scores obtained in each event at the end of the competition.
The top 36 gymnasts qualify for the multiple individual competitions in which the top athletes are determined by their individual total scores in each event.
The 8 gymnasts with the highest scores for an event in the team competition qualify for the individual finals to determine the best in each event. Gymnasts compete in freestyle events.
The men’s floor exercise is tied. Their routine must last for 50 to 70 seconds. Similarly, the women’s floor and balance beam exercises must last for 70 to 90 seconds.
Scoring
Scoring is based on the level of difficulty of the moves attcrnptcd by the gymnast, Before competing, gymnasts give the list of the elements of their progranunes to judges.
Two of the 6 judges determine the starting score, which is the top score that can be earned for a particular routine. For every mistake the gymnast judges deduct points from the starting score.
Under the International code of points (reviewed by the FIG cvcry 4 years), the highest possible staffing score is currently set at 10 points.
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Important Personalities, Venues And Compititions
Important Personalities
National
(a) Arjuna Award Winners : Shyam Lal (1961), Montu Debnath (1975), Km Sunita Sharma (1985), Km Krupali Patel (1989), Anju Dua (2000), R. Ramanujan (1998), Kalpana Devnath (2001), Ashish Kumar (2011), Deepa Karmakar (2015).
International
Svetlana Khorkina (Russia), Gina Gogean Simone Biles (Romania), Larisa Latynina (Soviet Union), Lavinia Milosovici (Romania) Ludmilla Tourischeva (Soviet Union), Yelena Shushunova (Soviet Union), Oksana Chusovitina (Uzbekistan), Aliya Mustafina (Russia)
Important Venues
- WOGA, Frisco, Texas
- TSSI, Lansing, Michigan
- UWW, Whitewater, Wisconsin
- BGC, Sacramento, California
Important Competitions
Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, American Cup, Artistic Gymnast World Cup, Rhythmic Gymnast Grand Prix Series, Rhythmic Gymnast World Cup, National Championship, Federation Cup, All India Inter University, School National, National Games, Asian Games, Olympic Games, China Cup.
Final Words
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Frequently Asked Questions
1. How many Gymnastics events are there for men?
Ans.: Men compete in 6 events such as Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Roman Rings, Vaulting Horse, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar.
2. How many Gymnastics events are there for women?
Ans: Women perform 4 events in the order of Vault, Uneven, Parallel Bars, Balance Beam and Floor Exercise (performed with music).
3. How many types of Gymnastics are there?
Ans: There are seven types of Gymnastics:
– Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.
– Men’s Artistic Gymnastics.
– Rhythmic Gymnastics.
– Trampoline.
– Tumbling.
– Acrobatic Gymnastics.
– Group Gymnastics.