All About Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics - Clubs Ribbon Stick Ball Hoop = Playground?
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Rhythmic gymnastics blends art, sport
In rhythmic gymnastics, the perfect blend of entertainment and athleticism, competitors perform to music using rope, hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon. Rhythmic gymnasts compete on a floor area that is 13 metres wide and 13 metres long.
The central area is surrounded on all sides by a strip that is 50 centimetres wide. That allows extra space for group performances.
The hoop is made of wood or plastic with a diameter between 80 and 90 centimeters. It weighs at least 300 grams. An athlete must include three leaps with the hoop.
The ball is made of rubber or a rubber-like synthetic material. It is between 18 and 20 centimeters in diameter and weighs 400 grams.
The satin ribbon is at least six metres long and four to six centimeters wide. The ribbon is attached to a stick and kept in perpetual, fluid motion through the entire routine.
Two clubs, each between 40 and 50 centimetres, are shaped like bowling pins and are made of wood or a synthetic substance. Each weighs 150 grams.

Name of the game
In the individual competition at the Beijing Games, athletes use four of the sport's five apparatus. (The sport's international governing body will determine which apparatus will be excluded.) Each routine lasts between 75 and 90 seconds.In the group event, five gymnasts perform together using the same apparatus, or with a combination of two apparatus. The international governing body determines which apparatus can be used. Each routine lasts between two minutes, 15 seconds and two minutes, 30 seconds.
Panels of judges rate the performances in every competition. The first panel assesses composition (technical and artistic value) and the second looks at execution. That includes apparatus technique, body movements and music among other elements.
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From Isadora Duncan to an Olympic sport
Some eight centuries later, French choreographer Jean Georges Noverre, French philosopher Francois Delsarte and renowned American dancer Isadora Duncan advocated the expression of art through movement.Their teachings led to the development of rhythmic gymnastics in the early 20th century. The fledgling sport was particularly popular in eastern Europe, and became a competitive sport in the Soviet Union in the 1940s.
Events incorporating hand apparatus were included in the women's gymnastics program at the Olympics from 1928 to 1956. But the sport we now know as rhythmic gymnastics didn't come to the attention of the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) until the 1960s, when enthusiasts called it "modern gymnastics."
The FIG recognized it as an independent sport in 1962, and the first world championships were held in Hungary two years later.
The individual all-around competition was introduced at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, with Canadian Lori Fung winning the gold in a field made sparse by the Eastern Bloc's Olympic boycott. The team event was added 12 years later.
Russia has dominated the sport in recent years. A Russian athlete won the individual all-around event at the 2000 Sydney Games, where Russians won the team competition. A similar scenario unfolded at the Athens Games. Russia won the team competition again, and Russian star Alina Kabaeva won the all-around event.
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Asymmetric movements: Movements of various shape and direction performed with each apparatusAxis throw: A throw where the hoop spins around its horizontal axis
Boomerang throw: A move in which the gymnast throws the stick and then pulls the ribbon, bringing the cane back to her
Double stag: A position or leap in which the athlete keeps her back straight while splitting her legs with both knees bent
Formation: An arrangement of athletes in a group routine. At least six different formations are required
Retro roll: The hoop is rolled and returns to the gymnast
Snake: When the ribbon's rippling movement resembles a slithering snake
Spiral: The ribbon's small loops
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