Gymnastics at the
2020 Summer Olympics
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Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...
in
Tokyo
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was held in three categories:
artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...
,
rhythmic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coord ...
and
trampolining
Trampolining or trampoline gymnastics is a competitive Olympic sport in which athletes perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. In competition, these can include simple jumps in the straight, pike, tuck, or straddle position to more co ...
. After months of waiting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Summer Olympics were finally held in 2021 at the Olympic Gymnastic Centre in Tokyo. Spectators were unable to attend, making this the smallest Olympic crowd. "After waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple pleas for cancellation, a recent surge of coronavirus cases in Japan, and an official name that went out of date, the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics are finally on."
The program for 2020 remained unchanged from 2016, despite an application from the
FIG
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for the admission of a new
parkour
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based event. The application had proved contentious with specialist parkour or
freerunning
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organizations lobbying for the sport not to be included, and to be recognized as an entirely separate sport from gymnastics.
Originally planned as a temporary venue, in 2016, the Tokyo 2020 authorities confirmed the Olympic Gymnastic Centre would become a permanent venue, functioning as a convention center after the Games. Before its refurbishment, the venue was also expected to host the Boccia event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
There was one unbroken tie in artistic gymnastics: bronze in the
women's floor final.
Qualification
The qualification pathway for the 2020 Summer Olympics was significantly overhauled and modified from 2016. The men's and women's team events in artistic gymnastics were reduced from five members per team to four, while further allocations were available for up to two specialists.
In a further move to link several FIG competitions to the Olympic Games, qualification places will now be available based on an aggregate of scores achieved over the
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup
The Artistic Gymnastics World Cup is a competition series for artistic gymnastics sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). It is one of the few tournaments in artistic gymnastics officially organized by FIG, as well as ...
series, and the various continental artistic gymnastics championships.
Gymnastics Qualification schedule for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
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Schedule
Participation
Participating nations
Japan, as the host country, receives a guaranteed spot, in case it were not to earn one by the regular qualifying methods.
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Medal summary
Medal table
Artistic gymnastics
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Rhythmic gymnastics
Trampoline
See also
*Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games
Gymnastics at the 2018 Asian Games was held at the Jakarta International Expo Hall D2, Jakarta, Indonesia, from 20 to 30 August 2018.
Schedule
Medalists
Men's artistic
Women's artistic
Rhythmic
Trampoline
Medal table
Participati ...
*Gymnastics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Gymnastics competitions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia, were held from April 5 to 9, 2018 (artistic) and 11 to 13 (rhythmic) at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre. A total of 14 artistic gymnastics events were held ...
*Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 7 to 16 October at the America Pavilion in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Qualification Summary
Acrobatic
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 1 team of 2 athlete ...
* Gymnastics at the 2019 African Games
*Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games
Gymnastics competitions at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus, were held from 22 to 30 June 2019 at the Minsk-Arena. A total of 32 gymnastics events were held in the five disciplines; artistic, rhythmic, trampolining, aerobic and acr ...
*Gymnastics at the 2019 Pan American Games
Gymnastics competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru were held between July 27 and August 5, 2019 at the Polideportivo Villa El Salvador, which also hosted the karate competitions.
The artistic competitions took place between Ju ...
*Gymnastics at the 2019 Summer Universiade
Artistic gymnastics was contested at the 2019 Summer Universiade from July 3 to 7, and rhythmic gymnastics was contested from July 11 to 13. Both events were held at the PalaVesuvio in Naples, Italy.
Medalists Medal table
Artistic gymnastics ...
References
External links
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
Results book – Artistic Gymnastics. ''olympics.com''.
Results book – Rhythmic Gymnastics. ''olympics.com''.
Results book – Trampoline Gymnastics. ''olympics.com''.
Artistic Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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Trampolining at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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