Gymnastics

'Signing off from the mat': Gymnastics trailblazer Dipa Karmakar bids farewell to sport with heartfelt letter

At the Rio Games in 2016, Dipa Karmakar became the first Indian woman gymnast to compete at the Olympics and finished a historic fourth, losing an Olympic medal by just 0.15 points.

Amid Vinesh Phogat's case, CAS rejects appeal for USA gymnast to keep bronze medal

USA gymnast Jordan Chiles was stripped of the bronze medal in women's floor final after Romania's Ana Barbosu was upgraded from fourth to third following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

Explained: How USA's Jordan Chiles lost bronze medal for floor exercise at Paris Olympics

Here's a look at how Jordan Chiles, Ana Barbosu and Romanian Sabrina Maneca-Voinea wound up in a scoring controversy that has been painful for all three in gymnastics at the Paris Olympics.

Paris Olympics 2024: Algerian gymnast Kaylia Nemour wins historic gold, USA's Sunisa Lee clinches bronze

Kaylia Nemour is French and still trains in France but switched to compete for Algeria following a dispute with the French gymnastics federation and Nemour’s club of Avoine Beaumont.

Paris Olympics 2024: Why has Italian cheese gone viral at the Games?

Giorgia Villa won silver at the Women's Team All-Around competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Italy recently. However, winning a medal with Italy is not the only reason why Giorgia is making the headlines.

In Graphics | Simone Biles' remarkable journey as she wins two gold medals in Paris

With two gold medals in Paris Olympics, Simone Biles now has won a total of nine Olympic medals, including six gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Let's now take a look at more of Biles' remarkable achievements.

Paris Olympics 2024: Simone Biles makes grand return as USA seize lead in gymnastics qualifying

Biles, despite walking with a noticeable limp, paced the all-around at 59.566, with Brazilian star Rebeca Andrade, the best gymnast not named Biles over the last three years, in second at 57.700. Sunisa Lee was third at 56.132.

Paris Olympics 2024: How Japan lost a medal hope due to a smoking rule

Japan women's gymnastics team captain Shoko Miyata has been sent home for breaking a smoking rule.

Paris Olympics 2024: Gymnastics - history, rules, defending champions

Gymnastics evolved as a sport in the 19th century, and around this time, the sport witnessed the formation of International Gymnastics Federation (IGF) in 1881. The IGF remains as the oldest sporting federation in the world.

Simone Biles qualifies for Paris Olympics 2024 with US gymnastics trials all-around win

Simone Biles piled up 117.225 over two days of US gymnastics trials to earn an automatic berth on the five-strong team for Paris Olympics.