Artistic Gymnastics

an Olympic sport that includes agility exercises, a type of gymnastics.The program of modern men's artistic gymnastics consists of exercises on six apparatus: floor exercise, horizontal bar, parallel bars, rings, pommel horse and vault.The program of modern women's artistic gymnastics consists of exercises on four apparatus: floor exercise, uneven bars, balance beam and vault.At major tournaments, in addition to competitions on individual apparatus, the all-around championship (based on the total scores on all apparatus) and the team championship (a competition between national teams) are also contested.Artistic gymnastics is governed by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG — Federation Internationale de Gymnastique).