Olympic games acrobatics

Acrobatic Gymnastics spotlight. Acrobatic Gymnastics. Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships set for Geneva. Highlights Arthur Nory feeling 'scared' after robbers invade his house Tokyo Olympic Games. Kitazono makes history and gymnastics breaks new ground at Buenos Aires Magnificent seven medals for gymnast Voronin.

Sawao Kato's gold haul begins in Mexico City. Related Originals. Gymnastic competitions began to flourish in schools and athletic clubs across Europe, and made a fitting return when the Olympic Games were revived in Athens in Between and the sport evolved into what we recognise as modern gymnastics.

Among those disciplines discarded were club swinging, rock lifting and even swimming, which appeared in In the early days of artistic gymnastics at the Games, participants often had a background in ballet, and would reach their peak in their 20s.

Artistic gymnastics was introduced at the very first Olympic Games in in Athens, and has been present at every edition of the Games since then. In , women were included in the Amsterdam Games. Skip to main content. Artistic Gymnastics In association with. Olympic Debut. Artistic Gymnastics spotlight.