Apparatus: Floor

The floor consist of hard foam supported by springs and foam blocks, witch allow gymnast to get more height and have a softer landing while landing on the floor and it is also covered with a 12m x 12m square carpet. This is also called a sprung floor. On this event gymnasts have to perform a choreographed rountine to an intrumental. In their routines they must include of 3 to 4 tumbling lines, series of jumps, acrobatic skills, turns and dance elements.

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Apparatus: Balance Beam

The beam is a padded and is 500cm long and 10cm wide. Therefor this event requires a lot of balance, flexibility and strength. On the balance beam gymnasts are requires to perform a routine witch have to include these following skills: leap, acrobatic movements, somersaults, turns, and dance elements. Afterwards gymnasts have to dismount and present to judges and audiance.

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Apparatus: Bars

The uneven bars consist of two horizontal bars set at different heights. Gymnastics often mouth onto the bar with a beatboard and perform their rountines witch can include: swings, circles, giant swings, handstand, release and regrasp onto the bar. During rountine gymnast are required to show a change of bars witch means moving from one bar to the other. Afterwards gymnast must dismount and present to the judges and audiance.
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Apparatus: Vault

Vault is an event were it consists of speed, and technic. On this event you have to sprint down a 25 meter runway, then jump onto a springboard what we call in gymnastics a beatboard and take off and depending on what your doing, your usually inverted placing your hands in the center of the vaulting table. Afterwards you spring off the vaulting table to a two footed landing. While vaulting off the table you may include one or
multiple saltos or somersaults and/or twisting moves.

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LETS TALK ABOUT IT.

I think gymnastics is an amazing and intriguing sport. I could consider it being my favourite sports. This sport is done individually and requires physical strength, agility and coordination. The most common type of gymnastics is the artistic gymnastics; witch involves the uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise, and vault. Other types of gymnastics are rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, and aerobic and acrobatic gymnastics.

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