The athletes who compete in gymnastics are called gymnasts. Gymnasts must be very strong and agile. Gymnasts twist, flip, turn and tumble in the air.
There are three kinds of gymnastics in the Olympic Games. They are artistic, rhythmic and trampoline.
One part of artistic gymnastics for women is the balance beam.
In the balance beam, they jump and tumble on a thin beam that is 10 centimetres wide. That is half the length of a ruler!
In the rings competition, men hold two rings hanging from the roof and swing on them.
The men also stretch out their arms and hold very still on the rings. This is called the cross.
Rhythmic gymnastics is for women.
The gymnasts move in time to music. They dance, roll and tumble with a rope, ball, hoop, ribbon or clubs.
The gymnasts throw those things high in the air and catch them.
In trampoline, the gymnasts bounce very high on a trampoline. They twist and tumble in the air.
Some gymnasts can stay in the air for two seconds. The Sydney Olympic Games will be the first time for trampoline in the Olympic Games.
