Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and rope. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordinated. Rhythmic gymnastics is governed by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), which first recognized it as a sport in 1963. It became an Olympic sport in 1984, with an individual all-around event. The group all-around competition was added to the Olympics in 1996. At the international level, rhythmic gymnastics is a women-only sport. The most prestigious competitions, besides the Olympic Games, are the World Championships, World Games, European Championships, European Games, the World Cup Series and the Grand Prix Series. Gymnasts are judged on their artistry, execution of skills, and difficulty of skills, for which they gain points. They perform leaps, balances, and rotations along with handling the apparatus.
Gymnastics at the 2010 Asian Games was held at the Asian Games Town Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China from November 13 to 26, 2010.
The 2015 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 28th Southeast Asian Games, or the 28th SEA Games, and commonly known as Singapore 2015, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held by the city-state of Singapore from 5 to 16 June 2015, It was the fourth time the country hosted the games. Singapore had previously also hosted the games in 1973, 1983 and the 1993 editions.
The Women's rhythmic individual all-around competition at the 2015 SEA Games was held on 14 June 2015 at the Bishan Sports Hall in Singapore.
The Women's rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition at the 2015 European Games was held in the National Gymnastics Arena, Baku on 19 June 2015.
The women's rhythmic gymnastics group all-around competition at the 2015 European Games was held at the National Gymnastics Arena, Baku on 17 June 2015.
Daphne Theresa Chia is a former Singaporean rhythmic gymnast. She represented Singapore at international competitions from 2013 to 2015.
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, along with six rhythmic gymnastics events.
The gymnastics competition at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Barranquilla, Colombia, from 20 July to 2 August 2018 at the Centro Eventos Puerta de Oro.
The 2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 10 to 16 September 2018 at Arena Armeec. The top three countries in the group all-around, Russia, Italy, and Bulgaria won the first three spots for the 2020 Olympic Games. Russia was the most successful nation of the competition with seven of the nine gold medals, and Bulgaria and Italy each won a title.
The women's rhythmic group all-around competition at the 2019 European Games was held at the Minsk-Arena on 23 June 2019.
The women's rhythmic group 5 balls competition at the 2019 European Games was held at the Minsk-Arena on 23 June 2019.
The women's rhythmic group 3 hoops and 4 clubs competition at the 2019 European Games was held at the Minsk-Arena on 23 June 2019.
The women's rhythmic individual ball competition at the 2015 European Games was held at the National Gymnastics Arena on 21 June 2015. The six best results from the All-Around Final qualified in the Final, with one gymnast allowed per country.
The women's rhythmic individual clubs competition at the 2015 European Games was held at the National Gymnastics Arena on 21 June 2015. The six best results from the All-Around Final qualified in the Final, with one gymnast allowed per country.
The women's rhythmic individual ribbon competition at the 2015 European Games was held at the National Gymnastics Arena on 21 June 2015. The six best results from the All-Around Final qualified in the Final, with one gymnast allowed per country.
The women's rhythmic individual hoop competition at the 2015 European Games was held at the National Gymnastics Arena on 21 June 2015. The six best results from the All-Around Final qualified in the Final, with one gymnast allowed per country.
The women's rhythmic group 5 ribbons competition at the 2015 European Games was held at the National Gymnastics Arena on 21 June 2015. The six best results from the All-Around Final qualified in the Final.
The women's rhythmic group 2 hoops and 6 clubs competition at the 2015 European Games was held at the National Gymnastics Arena on 21 June 2015. The six best results from the All-Around Final qualified in the Final.
Gemma Natasha Frizelle is a British rhythmic gymnast, who won the individual hoop event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She has won multiple medals at the Welsh and British Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, and also competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
