Aerobic gymnastics
Aerobic Gymnastics requires the ability to perform continuous complex and high intensity movement patterns to music, which originates from traditional aerobic. Aerobic gymnasts can compete in following classes:
- Individual Men’s, Individual Women’s, Mixed Pairs, Trio, Group (of 5 gymnasts)
- Aerobic Step (8 gymnasts)
- Aerobic Dance (8 gymnasts)
The performance area for single events is 7m x 7m and the performance area for duo, trio and groups is 10m x 10m. The competition area is surrounded by a black delimitation strip.
The border is horizontal, even and at the same height
as the performance area. It is 100cm in area. The safety zone is also 100cm.
Trampoline gymnastics
Trampoline gymnastics has three apparatus:
- Individual trampoline (TRP) and synchronised trampoline (SYN)
- Double-mini trampoline (DMT)
- Tumbling (TUM)
Section 2.5 (pages 101 to 122) of the document FIG Apparatus Norms 2015 provides the technical information for each apparatus. These norms include safety padding, platforms (end decks) and mats.
Acrobatic Gymnastics
Acrobatic gymnastics has the same performance area as Women’s Rhythmic Gymnastics.
Below is a summary table of surfaces of apparatus, safety zones and total surfaces for the various gymnastics disciplines:
Table of surfaces of apparatus, safety zones and total surfaces
| Discipline | Apparatus | Floor area (m) | Height of hall | Height of
hall (international) |
|---|
| Mens artistic gymnastics (MAG)
| MAG floor | 18 x 18 | 7m | 8m-10m |
| MAG pommel horse | 4 x 4 |
| MAG rings | 6 x 6 |
| MAG vaulting table | 3 x 35 |
| MAG uneven bars | 6 x 12 |
| MAG high bars | 6 x 12 |
| Womens artistic gymnastics (WAG) | WAG vaulting table | 5 x 35 | 6m | 8m-10m |
| WAG uneven bars | 6 x 14 |
| WAG balance beam | 6 x 18 |
| WAG floor | 18 x 18 |
| Rhythmic gymnastics (RG) | RG performance area | 18 x 18 | 8m | 10m-12m |
| Aerobic gymnastics (AG) | AG performance area | 18 x 18 | 6m | 8m-10m |
| Trampoline gymnastics TRA | TRA 1 trampoline (sync) | 15 x 15 | 8m | 10m-12m |
| TRA 2 double-mini tramp | 5 x 35 | 6m | 8m-10m |
| TRA 3 tumbling track | 5 x 45 | 5m |
Acro
Acrobatic gymnastics | Acro 1 performance area | 18 x 18 | 7m |
References
Fédération Internationale De Gymnastique (FIG) Apparatus Norms 2015.
www.gymnastics.sport/site/
Sport association details