Gymnastics - Artistic

One of the oldest modern Olympic sports, gymnastics was contested at the 1896 Olympic Games (men's artistic) with women's artistic events in the 1928 Games. Rhythmic gymnastics took form in the 1940s to make its Olympic debut in 1984. And trampoline became the third gymnastics discipline at the 2000 Olympic Games. All three are featured at the Pan American Games.

Gymnastics is a very challenging sport, demanding strength, power, flexibility, agility, courage, and a combination of technical precision and artistic creativity. When these elements are mastered, the performances appear almost effortless and are riveting to watch.

Artistic gymnasts perform routines on the floor, pommel horse, balance beam, vault, rings and various bars. Judges assess technical execution and degree of difficulty in awarding scores out of a maximum of 10 points.

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