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Learn about the origins, development, and rules of artistic gymnastics , a discipline of gymnastics with short routines on different apparatus. Find out how artistic gymnastics became an Olympic sport in 1896 and how it evolved for men and women over time. The term " artistic gymnastics " emerged in the early 1800s to distinguish free-flowing styles from techniques used in military training. Gymnastic competitions began to flourish in schools and athletic clubs across Europe, and made a fitting return at the first edition of the modern Olympic Games were revived in Athens in 1896. The United States women’s gymnastics team celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women’s artistic gymnastics team finals at the 2024 Summer Olympics , Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. Artistic gymnastics is a separate Olympic sport from rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline, with events including floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bars for men and floor exercise, vault, uneven bars, and balance beam for women.
