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===== Rhythmic Gymnastics =====

Also: Rhythmic Sportive Gymnastics (RSG); Rhythmics

An [[organizations:Olympics Games|Olympic-level]] sport for one woman (or 5 women in group competition) consisting of a balletic floor exercise which demonstrates leaps, turns, balance and flexibility while moving and tossing handheld apparatus: a [[equipment/ball]], a [[equipment/rope]], a [[equipment/hoop]], two [[equipment/clubs]], or a [[equipment/ribbon]].



Men's and Coed rhythmic gymnastic competitions currently exist in multiple countries, but are not recognized by the [[https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/|Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique.]]

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Definition based on the [[https://www.contortionhomepage.com/gloss1.html|Contortion Glossary]] by Greg Ullman and Tige Young