2024 Paris Games: A Comprehensive Guide to Gymnastics Apparatus

Women's Gymnastics

Women gymnasts compete on four apparatuses known as the gymnastics apparatus. These include the uneven bars, balance beam, vault, and floor exercise.

Men's Gymnastics

Men gymnasts compete on six different apparatuses: floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. Each apparatus requires unique skills and techniques.

Artistic Gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics is a dynamic and elegant form of the sport. It is divided into three branches: men's gymnastics, women's gymnastics, and rhythmic gymnastics. Artistic gymnastics is the most popular and widely recognized discipline of gymnastics.