Artistic Gymnastics Tickets - The Summer Games are here!
Gymnastics has a long history. The sport can be traced back to ancient Greece, where such skills were featured in the ancient Olympic Games. Artistic gymnastics is usually divided into Men's and Women's gymnastics, each group doing different events. Men compete on Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Still Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars, and High Bar, while women compete on Vault, Uneven Bars, Beam, and Floor Exercise. The apparatus used in Men's Artistic gymnastics, and Women's Artistic gymnastics differ: the unique men's apparatus particularly emphasize strength requirements and the women's apparatus – artistry, balance and agility.
Artistic gymnastics is one of the most popular spectator sports at the Summer Olympic Games. Women's artistic gymnastics entered the Olympics as a team event in 1928. Men's artistic gymnastics was included into the Olympic program in 1896.
Artistic gymnastics is one of the most popular events at the Summer Olympics, held every four years. Gymnastics competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 24.
14 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events: Team All-Around Men/Women, Individual All-Around Men/Women, Floor Men/Women, Pommel Horse Men, Rings Men, Vault Men/Women, Parallel Bars Men, Horizontal Bar Men, Uneven Bars Women, Balance Beam Women