Related Research Articles
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.
The International Gymnastics Federation is the body governing competition in all disciplines of gymnastics. Its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on July 23, 1881, in Liège, Belgium, making it the world's oldest existing international sports organisation. Originally called the European Federation of Gymnastics, it had three member countries—Belgium, France and the Netherlands—until 1921, when non-European countries were admitted and it received its current name.
The IX World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in London, Great Britain on 4 and 5 July 1979.
The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. The tournament is promoted and organized by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). It is one of the three tournaments in rhythmic gymnastics officially organized by FIG, as well as the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup and the gymnastics competitions at the Olympic Games. The first edition of the World Championships was held in 1963, a time when the sport was known as modern gymnastics. The current program of the World Championships contemplates both individual and group performances. In even non-Olympic years and the year before the Olympics, a team event is also contested. Two events are not competed at the World Championships anymore: individual rope and free hands.
The Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships are the European championships for the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. They were first held in 1978. The European Championships and the European Junior Championships were united in 1993. Prior to 2006, they were called the European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships. The competition is organised by the European Union of Gymnastics.
Marta Pagnini is a retired Italian group rhythmic gymnast from Prato, Italy.
The 2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, the 34th edition, was held in Stuttgart, Germany, from September 7 to 13, 2015 at the Porsche Arena.
Danielle Mia Prince is an Australian rhythmic gymnast. She is a five time Australian National All-around champion.
Stephanie Molly Emma Sandler is a South African individual rhythmic gymnast. She represented her nation at various international competitions. She was the first South African rhythmic gymnast to participate at an Olympic Games.
Dayane Amaral is a Brazilian group rhythmic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including at the 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.
Tayanne Mantovaneli is a Brazilian group rhythmic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions.
Olga-Afroditi Piliaki is a Greek group rhythmic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions.
Natalia Peixinho Sanchez is a Brazilian group rhythmic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including at the 2005, 2007 and 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.
Malgorzata Lawrynowicz is a Polish group rhythmic gymnast representing her nation at international competitions.
Nuria Velasco is a Spanish group rhythmic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions.
Anahi Sosa is an Argentine individual rhythmic gymnast. She represented her nation at international competitions. At the 2001 Pan American Gymnastics Championships she won the gold medal in the clubs event, and further a silver medal in the hoop and rope events and a bronze medal in the team all-around event. At the 2003 Pan American Games she won the bronze medal in the individual All-Around and hoops events. In 2006 she won three gold medal at the 2006 South American Games in the all-around, ball and ribbon events.
Shu Siyao is a Chinese rhythmic gymnast. She won a gold medal at the 2014 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary. She competed in the group rhythmic gymnastics competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team was eliminated in the qualification round. After the Rio Olympics in 2016, Shu Siyao chose to retire and became a rhythmic gymnast. She took up the sport at age six in the Sichuan province, China.
The 2019 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 16 to 22 September 2019. The competition took place at the National Gymnastics Arena and served as a qualifier for the 2020 Olympic Games. There were Olympic berths awarded to 16 individuals and 5 groups. There were 301 participating athletes from 61 countries.
The FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships, are a rhythmic gymnastics competition organized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG). The inaugural edition was held in Moscow, Russia in July 2019. Subsequent championships are then to be held biannually in odd numbered years from 2021 onwards.
Akbota Kalimzhanova is a Kazakhstani rhythmic gymnast.
References
- ↑ "32nd RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Kiev (UKR) -Entry List by NOC".
- ↑ "TEAM Kazakhstan". skating-ritmica.forumfree.it. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
 | This biographical article relating to sports in Kazakhstan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This biographical article related to rhythmic gymnastics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |