Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a group of sport that includes physical exercises requiring Balance (ability), balance, Strength training, strength, Flexibility (anatomy), flexibility, agility, Motor coordination, coordination, artistry and endurance. The movem ...
competitions at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England betw ...
in
Birmingham
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, England, were held from 29 July to 6 August 2022. The sport
made its tenth appearance since its 1978 debut and its second appearance within
England
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specifically, spread across twenty events.
Schedule
The competition schedule was as follows:
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Venue
The gymnastics competitions are being held at Arena Birmingham
Utilita Arena Birmingham (previously known as Arena Birmingham, The Barclaycard Arena, originally as the National Indoor Arena and still commonly called The NIA) is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, England. It is owne ...
, a venue which has played host to more than 30 sports in its history.
Medal summary
Medal table
Artistic
Men's events
Women's events
Rhythmic
Participating nations
There were 22 participating Commonwealth Games Associations
A Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) is a national sports council of the Commonwealth Sports movement. Each association is responsible for organising, supporting and overseeing their national team for both the Commonwealth Games and the Commonw ...
(CGA's) in gymnastics with a total of 132 (56 men and 76 women) athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Artistic
A total of 103 (56 men and 47 women) artistic gymnasts from 21 CGA's competed.
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Rhythmic
A total of 29 rhythmic gymnasts from 13 CGA's competed.
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Controversies
On 26 May 2022, Northern Irish gymnast and reigning Commonwealth Games champion on pommel horse, Rhys McClenaghan
Rhys Joshua McClenaghan (born 21 July 1999) is an artistic gymnast from Northern Ireland who competes internationally both for Ireland and Northern Ireland. McClenaghan is widely recognised as one of the best pommel horse specialists of his ge ...
, announced on Twitter
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that he and his teammates, Eamon Montgomery and Ewan McAteer, would not be allowed by the International Gymnastics Federation
The International Gymnastics Federation ( French: ''Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique'', abbr. FIG) is the body governing competition in all disciplines of gymnastics. Its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on 23 ...
(FIG) to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games due to them representing Ireland in international competition where Northern Ireland does not compete. The FIG stated that Irish gymnasts competing for Northern Ireland would be "a violation of the FIG Statutes and rules" and recommended that the athletes concerned change their FIG license nationality (in effect, switch to a British licence) if they wished to regain eligibility. The Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
Northern Ireland has competed in nineteen of the twenty-one Commonwealth Games beginning with the second games, held in 1934. Northern Ireland did not compete in 1930 (when there was a single team from Ireland) and in 1950. It differs from the Oly ...
accused the FIG of "completely disregarding" the 1998 Good Friday Agreement
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which states that people from Northern Ireland can consider themselves British, Irish, or both; at the time, no other ASOIF member federation associated with the Commonwealth Games had adopted the FIG's stance.
On 27 June the decision was overturned and the three Northern Irish gymnasts were permitted to compete at the Commonwealth Games for Northern Ireland while still representing the island of Ireland at other international competitions.
References
External links
Artistic Gymnastics – Results Book
Rhythmic Gymnastics – Results Book
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gymnastics At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
Events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth
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2022
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International gymnastics competitions hosted by the United Kingdom