There are just two categories: individual all-around women and group all-around women. Rhythmic gymnastics events were introduced at the 1984 Summer Olympics … Rhythmic gymnastics is a women-only event in which gymnasts perform on a floor with a rope, hoop, ball, clubs or ribbon accompanied by music, in individual or group events. Olympic Gymnastics wimbyfan13; 122 videos; 2,546 views; Last updated on Sep 1, 2013 Female athletes perform expressive and acrobatic moves with the aid of handheld apparatus — a hoop, ball, pair of clubs and ribbon. It was constructed between 31 August 1984 and 30 April 1986, to host the gymnastics competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics .

Faster and stronger In the 1800s rhythmic gymnastics operated under the guise of group gymnastics, and included a trace of elementary choreography. Gymnastics events have been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.For 32 years, only men were allowed to compete. The Olympic Gymnastics Arena (Korean: 올림픽체조경기장), also known as the KSPO Dome since 2018, is an indoor arena located within the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea. Beginning at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, women were allowed to compete in artistic gymnastics events as well. Rhythmic gymnastics is one of three disciplines in the sport of gymnastics. Olympic rhythmic gymnastics is a female-only event that uses apparatus to showcase skill, flexibility and musicality, and made its Olympic debut in Los Angeles for the 1984 Games. The others are artistic gymnastics and trampoline.