Guide to follow the rhythmic gymnastics in the Olympic Games of Paris 2024 (July 26-August 11).
The origins
At the end of the 19th century, this specialty consisted of a kind of group gymnastics with some choreographic elements.
The rhythmic gymnasticswhich drew influences from Russian ballet and apparatus gymnastics, became a competitive sport during the 1920s in the Soviet Union.
Twenty years after its recognition by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in 1963, it became an Olympic sport starting at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
At first, they only recognised individual competition, and then team competition, starting with Atlanta-1996.
It is the only Olympic discipline in which only women compete.
Tests
Two women’s events: one individual and one team event.
The gymnast performs four exercises to the rhythm of the music on a 13×13 metre elastic floor. In each of them, she uses a moving object: a hoop, a ball, clubs or a ribbon.
They are judged based on level of difficulty, artistic value and execution.
The final classification depends on the different grades obtained.
In group tests, a team of five presents two exercises with various objects.
The competition
In the individual competition, the 24 gymnasts compete in a first qualifying round, consisting of four exercises and lasting between 75 and 90 seconds.
The top ten teams will compete in the final.
In the team competition, there is a qualifying part with two exercises, each of which cannot exceed two and a half minutes.
The top eight finishers reach the final.
Each country can only compete with a maximum of two gymnasts, plus a team.
Test dates: August 8-10.
The place
The test of rhythmic gymnastics The Paralympic Games will be held in the Arena in the north of Paris, which will also host the badminton, para-badminton and para-weightlifting events during the Paralympic Games, scheduled to take place from 28 August to 8 September.
The sensation Darja Varfolomeev
Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev shone at last year’s World Championships, winning five individual events – a feat previously achieved only by Russian legend Evgeniya Kanaeva, a two-time Olympic gold medallist (2000 and 2004). With reigning Olympic champion Linoy Ashram of Israel out of the race, 17-year-old Varfolomeev is the big favourite to win in Paris 2024.
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