Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises
requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and
balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed
by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)
or International Federation of Gymnastics (IFG) with each
country having its own national governing body affiliated to FIG.
Competitive Artistic gymnastics is the best known of the
gymnastic sports.
Etymology
The word derives from the Greek (gymnastike), fem.
of (gymnastikos), "fond of athletic
exercises", from (gymnasia), "exercise" and that
from (gymnos), "naked", because athletes exercised and
competed without clothing.
Events
The women's events: Men's events include
uneven parallel bars floor exercise
balance beam pommel horse
floor exercise still rings
Vault vault
parallel bars
high bar
Dismounting a horse
Gymnastics evolved from exercises used