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Clubs (rhythmic gymnastics)

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Rhythmic gymnastics competition at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, featuring young athletes performing with clubs and ribbons.

Rhythmic gymnastics is a fun sport where people move and dance with different objects. One of the objects they use is called clubs. Clubs look like small sticks with weights on both ends. They can spin and shine when a gymnast moves them.

Gymnasts throw and catch clubs while dancing around. This takes a lot of practice and good balance. Clubs can be made from wood or plastic and come in many colors.

People of all ages enjoy rhythmic gymnastics with clubs around the world. It is a beautiful way to combine dance, sport, and art. It also helps people become more flexible and focused.

Erika Akiyama performing with clubs in 1988

Images

Gymnasts competing in a rhythmic gymnastics clubs final at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.
Spanish rhythmic gymnast Concha Corrales practicing with batons during a training session in 1973.
South Korean gymnast Son Yeonjae performs a rhythmic gymnastics routine with a ribbon during the 2014 Incheon Asian Games.
Oksana Kostina, a rhythmic gymnast from Corbeil-Essonnes, France, performing with her apparatus.
Natália Gaudio performs a rhythmic gymnastics routine with clubs at the 2016 Olympic test event.

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