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Since the first edition, three disciplines are contested: artistic gymnastics and trampoline gymnastics—both for boys and girls, and rhythmic gymnastics only for girls. In 2018, acrobatic gymnastics joined the programme, as well as an international team competition gathering gymnasts from all disciplines.
Paul Hunt is an American gymnastics coach, and gymnastics clown. Hunt has performed comedic women's gymnastics routines, [1] including the uneven bars, [2] floor exercises, [3] and the balance beam [4] since 1980. [3] He has performed on US and international television, including Wide World of Sports and America's Funniest Videos. [5]
Competitors are divided into the following categories by gender and age: junior males (Russian: юниоры, 14–17 years old), junior females (юниорки, 13–15), boys (юноши, 11–13) and girls (девушки, 9–12). [1] Individual events are further divided by skill levels / difficulties.
Following the success of the event, which was measured by the amount of participating nations, The Executive Committee of the International Gymnastics Federation has announced the addition of the junior competitions to the official sporting calendar, which will take place every two years, in odd years. The next competition was going to be held ...
Gymnastics is one of the most dangerous sports, with a very high injury rate seen in girls age 11 to 18. [ 52 ] Some gymnastic movements which were allowed in past competitions are now banned for safety reasons; for example, the Thomas salto , a twisting salto landed with a forward roll on the floor, was banned after several injuries.
Aesthetic group gymnastics (AGG) is a discipline of gymnastics developed from Finnish "Women's Gymnastics" (naisvoimistelu). The discipline is reminiscent of rhythmic gymnastics, with some significant differences: in AGG, the emphasis is on big and continuous body movement, and the teams are larger. AGG teams often consist of 4–10 gymnasts ...
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In dance, a front split is named according to the leg that is extended forward (e.g., the right leg is extended forward when executing a right split). In yoga a front split is called Hanumanasana . Front splits require hyper-extension of the iliofemoral ligament , otherwise the majority of the range of motion must come from the front hip joint.