Rhythm With Props
Rhythm With Props
The first rhythmic gymnastics championship was held in Budapest, Hungary in 1963. It became an individual Olympic sport in 1984. Group rhythmic gymnastics became an Olympic sport in 1996.
Rhythmic gymnastics is different from artistic gymnastics because the athletes perform with equipment instead of on equipment. The gymnast performs to music, so they must combine dance, grace and coordination with the props (ball, ribbon, clubs, rope or hoop) when they perform.