The Asian Gymnastic Union (AGU) organizes Asian Gymnastics Championships for each of the
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gymnastic disciplines: men's and women's
artistic gymnastics,
rhythmic gymnastics
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,
acrobatic gymnastics
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,
aerobic gymnastics
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Nature of the game
The performance ...
and
trampoline gymnastics. This article lists only the senior editions of the Asian Gymnastics Championships, in which competitors must be over 16 years of age. Specific editions of the Asian Championships also exist for junior athletes; for example, the first edition of the Junior Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in 1971, but the first senior edition of the tournament was only held in 1996.
[ Similarly, Junior Asian Trampoline Championships were held in 2010 and 2012, but only in 2014 the Asian Gymnastics Union held a senior tournament in conjunction with the junior championships for the first time.]
Disciplines
Acrobatic
Aerobic
Artistic
Editions
All-time medal table
Best results by event and nation
Rhythmic
All-time medal table
;Note: Complete results of the 1996 edition are not currently available. 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 3 bronze medals distributed at the 1996 championships are unknown at the moment.
Trampoline
Asian Cup
Since 2018, the Asian Gymnastics Union organizes Asian Gymnastics Cups in gymnastics. Similar events have been organized in different continents, such as the Americas
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and Europe.
See also
* Aerobic gymnastics at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Aerobic gymnastics was contested at the three editions (2005, 2007, and 2009,) of the defunct Asian Indoor Games
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* Gymnastics at the Asian Games
References
External links
Asian Gymnastic Union
{{Asian Championships
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
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Gymnastics
Recurring sporting events established in 1992