2010 Commonwealth Games, Gymnastics

Gymnastics was for the first time introduced in the 1978 Commonwealth Games, held in Edmonton in Canada. However, years 1982 and 1986 did not see the inclusion of gymnastics in Commonwealth Games. The reason for this was that this sporting event is not a core sport of the Games; it is an optional event, meaning that it can or cannot be included in the curriculums of the Commonwealth Games. Since the 1998 Commonwealth Games that took place in Auckland in New Zealand, Gymnastics has remained a part of this grand sporting event. This event is included in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, which will be held in Delhi.

Gymnastics in Commonwealth Games comprise Artistic Gymnastics and Rhythmic Gymnastics. However, Rhythmic Gymnastics is inclusive of women. Artistic Gymnastics, which had only male participants, was held from 4th to 8th October and the main events were Gymnastics in 2010 Commonwealth Games was held in Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. The training sessions were held at the Yamuna Sports Complex and Indira Gandhi Stadium. While women competed for 36 medals in all, men competed for 24 medals.

Artistic Gymnastics, which will be competed by men, will be held from 4th to 8th October and the main events are

• Team Competition
• Individual All-round Final
• Floor
• Pommel Horse
• Rings
• Vault
• Parallel Bars
• Horizontal Bars

Artistic Gymnastics for women will include the following list:

• Team Competition
• Individual All-round Final
• Floor
• Vault
• Uneven Bars
• Beam

Rhythmic Gymnastics will be held from 12th October to 14th October, it will only have women participants. The main events include:

• Team Competition
• Individual All-round Final
• Rope
• Ball
• Hoop
• Ribbon

Event	Men	Position	Country
Artistic - Floor	Thomas Pitchler	1 - Gold	Australia
Artistic - Horizontal Bar	Dimitris Krasias	1 - Gold	Cyprus
Artistic - Individual All-Around	Luke Folwell	1 - Gold	England
Artistic - Parallel Bars	Joshua Jefferis	1 - Gold	Australia
Artistic - Pommel Horse	Prashanth Sellathurai	1 - Gold	Australia
Artistic - Rings	Samuel Offord	1 - Gold	Australia
Artistic - Team Competition		1 - Gold	Australia
Artistic - Vault	Luke Folwell	1 - Gold	England

Event	Women	Position	Country
Artistic - Floor	Imogen Cairns	1 - Gold	England
Artistic - Beam	Lauren Mitchell	1 - Gold	Australia
Artistic - Individual All-Around	Lauren Mitchell	1 - Gold	Australia
Artistic - Uneven Bars	Lauren Mitchell	1 - Gold	Australia
Artistic - Team Competition		1 - Gold	Australia
Artistic - Vault	Imogen Cairns	1 - Gold	England

Last Updated on : 26 October 2010