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Gymnastics and Strength Sports

Clubs fielding gymnasts or weightlifters, grouped together on the same structural basis as the parent sport subcategory: both are individual disciplines judged on a single measured or scored performance rather than on defeating an opponent directly. Belongs here: any club or training center organized around either discipline.

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Gymnastics is a group of sports that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance. 1
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Why are gymnastics and weightlifting clubs grouped into one subcategory?

Both disciplines are judged on a single measured or scored performance rather than on defeating an opponent directly, the same basis as the parent sport category.

This subcategory groups clubs fielding gymnasts or weightlifters, on the same structural basis as the parent sport subcategory: both are individual disciplines judged on a single measured or scored performance rather than on defeating an opponent directly. Any club or training center organized around either discipline belongs here.
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1. Wikipedia: Gymnastics
WikipediaGymnastics, lead section
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Gymnastics is a group of sports that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, artistry and endurance.
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