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Artistic Gymnastics Equipment – Olympic Sport
Athens 2004 Olympic Games Pin
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad and commonly known as Athens 2004, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. Officially there were 301 events in 28 sports.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, three disciplines of gymnastics were contested:artistic gymnastics (August 14–23), rhythmic gymnastics (August 26–29) and trampoline (August 20–21).
Artistic gymnastics is a popular spectator sportat the Summer Olympic Games and in numerous other competitive environments.
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting. The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite competition. Within individual countries, gymnastics is regulated by national federations, such as BAGA in Great Britain and USA Gymnastics in the United States.
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