Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform individually or in groups 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.
Salome Pazhava is a former Georgian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is Georgia's most successful rhythmic gymnast after Irina Gabashvili. She finished 4th in All-around at the 2015 World Championships.
Laura Yihan Zeng is an American former individual rhythmic gymnast. She represented the United States at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. She swept all of the events at the 2015 Pan American Games and at the 2018 Pan American Championships. She is the 2014 Youth Olympic and 2019 Summer Universiade all-around bronze medalist and the 2019 Grand Prix Final hoop bronze medalist. She is an eight-time national all-around champion, six times at the senior level and twice at the junior level (2013–14).
The women's artistic individual all-around competition at the 2015 SEA Games was held on 8 June 2015 at the Bishan Sports Hall in Singapore.
The Women's rhythmic group all-around 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 individual ball gymnastic event at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 17 and 19 at the Toronto Coliseum. The qualification round was held as part of the individual all around competition on July 17 and the final was held on July 19.
The women's rhythmic individual hoop gymnastic event at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 17 and 19 at the Toronto Coliseum. The qualification round was held as part of the individual all around competition on July 17 and the final was held on July 19.
The women's rhythmic individual club gymnastic event at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 18 and 20 at the Toronto Coliseum. The qualification round was held as part of the individual all around competition on July 18 and the final was held on July 20.
The women's rhythmic individual ribbon gymnastic event at the 2015 Pan American Games was held on July 18 and 20 at the Toronto Coliseum. The qualification round was held as part of the individual all around competition on July 18 and the final was held on July 20.
Daphne Theresa Chia is a former Singaporean rhythmic gymnast. She represented Singapore at international competitions from 2013 to 2015.
The following were the events of gymnastics for the year 2015 throughout the world.
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 Welsh 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.
