8 CONTENTS Introduction Basics of Gymnastics Gymnastics Safety Clothing All About Gymnastics Icons Glossary Index Photo Credits 4 44 50 52 92 126 127 128
2020 4 2020 TOKYO INTRODUCTION Gymnastics is an exciting sport People can learn the basic moves from a young age Gymnasts usually perform their moves on special equipment such as rings and the balance beam Each piece of equipment is called an apparatus In artistic gymnastics boys girls men and women have different events Some are the same Women compete in vault uneven bars balance beam and floor exercise Men compete in floor exercise pommel horse still rings vault parallel bars and horizontal bar A gymnastics competition is called a meet Gymnastics meets often include multiple competitions One is the all around competition
5 TOKYO 20 EGA 17 An Olympic gymnasium needs to be big enough to fit the various gymnastics apparatuses United by Emotion TOKYO 2020
