2021Sport And The Floor – Gymnastics - Set

Ground Sports in Focus: Gymnastics

This stamp from the series "Sports" shows an athlete practicing rhythmic gymnastics and using a hoop as a hand tool for an exercise.

Rhythmic gymnastics combines dance elements with acrobatics and is characterized by fusion of flowing, harmonious movements with top athletic performances. The first competitions took place in the 1940s, and the sport has been practiced in Austria since the 1950s. In competitions, the jury pays attention to both the technical complexity and the artistic value of the one-and-a-half to two-minute performances.

Rhythmic gymnastics is practiced almost exclusively by women, basic requirements for this sport are body control and concentration. The floor sport is performed to music, which gives the graceful movements a special aesthetic. Equipment such as the hoop shown on the brand, but also balls, clubs or ribbons are artfully integrated into the exercises and require additional technical finesse and a pronounced coordination skills.