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Rhythmic Gymnastics

uses the elements of ballet, gymnastics, dance, and apparatus manipulation. At its core, the sport is about perform routines judged by difficulty, execution, and discipline-specific requirements. Participation format: Individual, team, group. It is typically contested on or in Gymnasium, apparatus area, carpet, or trampoline area. Scoring is based on Judged scoring from difficulty, execution, and deductions. Core equipment includes Apparatus, mats, chalk, competition clothing. Listed competitions include FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Olympic Gymnastics, FIG World Cup. Origin/development: Europa, 1881. The sport is actively practiced today.

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Classification

Category Gymnastics sport

Family Gymnastics Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung This sport has its own rules, equipment, or flow and does not fit neatly into a large standard sport family.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who want to try a specialised or unusual activity.

Cost 20-200 EUR depending on equipment and venue. 0-80 EUR per month depending on class, club, or venue. 5-50 EUR per month if a club structure exists. For rare sports, cost and availability vary strongly.

First progress Depending on sport, from immediate to several months.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

sport-specific equipment
suitable venue
instruction or experienced group
safety material depending on activity

First steps

read description and rules
look for a club/class/group
start with rental equipment
progress gradually

Start through local groups, classes, clubs, or safe recreational providers.

With unclear sources, be especially careful and do not imitate risky actions without instruction.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Rhythmic gymnastics hoop, Rhythmic gymnastics ball, Rhythmic gymnastics clubs, Rhythmic gymnastics ribbon, Rhythmic gymnastics rope, Group rhythmic gymnastics

Tags individual, team, einzeln, rhythmic-gymnastics, gymnastics-sport, turnsport-familie, rhythmische-gymnastik, turnsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is to perform routines judged by difficulty, execution, and discipline-specific requirements.

Teilnehmer

Individual, team, and synchronised/group formats depending on discipline.

Teamgröße

Individual or teams/groups by competition.

Spielfeld

Apparatus, mats, carpets, or trampoline areas.

Dauer

Routines vary in duration by apparatus and discipline.

Wertung

Scoring combines difficulty, execution, and deductions.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest official score wins.

Ausrüstung

Apparatus
mats
chalk
discipline-specific clothing

Wichtige Regelpunkte

Fall
line fault
time fault
execution deduction
apparatus fault

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)

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