Gymnastics as a Sport

By 1896, gymnastics was already a part of the Olympics. However, the early gymnastics had events such as running and jumping, but events were narrowed down with time.

• Combination exercises appeared in 1928.
• By the 1954 Olympics, the gymnastics routines as we know them became the norm.
• In the 1950s, the 1 to 10 scoring system started to be used. 
• Earlier gymnastics for men focused on power, while women focused on elegance. Over time men and women both started to display elegance and power.