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Womens Artistic
This discipline requires strength, flexibility, stamina, co-ordination and courage combined with artistry.
In competition the gymnasts perform routines on 4 pieces of apparatus: Vault, Bars, Beam and Floor.
Vault
Each vault is awarded a value according to its difficulty. The height, length and accuracy of the vault are of crucial importance together with a controlled landing.
Bars
Swinging and continuous movements are required on this apparatus. The exercise should include movements with turns and changes from high bar to low bar and low to high.
Balance Beam
The beam is 5 metres long, 10cm wide and 1.25 metres from the floor.
A routine on the beam should be an artistic combination of a variety of acrobatic elements, gymnastic leaps, jumps, turns.
Floor Exercise
The floor exercise is performed on a 12m x 12m sprung surface covered in carpet. The routine is performed to music and should combine dance movements and sequences with a variety of tumbling and acrobatic elements.