When is artistic gymnastics

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.

Artistic Gymnastics. Angelina Melnikova continues golden with victory in Morges. Artur Dalaloyan relives superhuman effort Tokyo Olympic Games. Rounding Off: After scary crash, Hatakeda Hitomi is heading home from the hospital. The Ariake Gymnastics Centre is a temporary venue, but a sporting arena with a 12, seating capacity is scheduled for construction on the site after the Games. Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles will be front and centre of artistic gymnastics at Tokyo The year-old was dominant at the Rio Olympic Games, winning gold medals in the all-around, vault, floor exercise and team.

She also finished with a bronze medal in the balance beam. Five-years-on and Biles is still considered the best gymnast in the world at the moment. She had been expected to defend her Olympic titles in style this summer, but sent shockwaves around the world when she pulled out of the team event.

She then confirmed she would not compete in the individual all-around, vault, floor and uneven bars "to focus on her mental health". Two American gymnasts have taken Biles's Olympic titles, with Sunia Lee triumphing in the individual all-around and Jade Carey topping the podium in the floor.

All four will be making their Olympic debut in Tokyo, but each gymnast has experience of winning medals on the world or European stage. Kinsella is a European and Commonwealth champion on the balance beam, while Morgan finished with two silver medals and one bronze at the Youth Olympic Games. Her sister Jennifer made history in by medalling at the first ever Junior World Championships.

The British team earned a historic Olympic bronze medal in the team event.