Artistic Gymnastics at Olympics: Gymnastics is a sport, which evolved from fitness and beauty practices used by ancient Greeks. Gymnastics includes various movements like handstands, handsprings, arials and forward rolls. The acrobatic movements performed during the gymnastic event are often practiced high above the ground.Artistic gymnastics is a discipline included in the gymnastic program. In the event, competitors exercise short routines with various apparatus. The discipline was developed in the ancient days in Greece. The modern sport event made its appearance in the nineteenth century. The artistic gymnastic events require strength, balance, flexibility and energy on the part of the participants. The Federation Internationale de Gymnastique or the FIG is the governing body if the sport discipline at the international level.
Artistic Gymnastics at the Summer Games: Artistic gymnastics was included in the men's gymnastics program at the 1896 Athens Summer Summer Games. Women started participating in the event thirty years later during the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games. The events, in which men and women contest at the Olympics are-
Categories of Artistic Gymnastics: Artistic gymnastics has been divided into various categories on the basis of the apparatus used during the competition. The most common categories of the artistic gymnastics are-
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Rules of Artistic Gymnastics: The Federation Internationale de Gymnastique or the FIG sets the rules for the artistic gymnastics at the international level. Some of the rules are-
