Trampolining, while widely popular since its invention in 1934, did not become an Olympic sport until the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney, Australia. That year men and women’s trampoline competition were introduced. Trampoline competition is classified under gymnastics for the Olympics and is performed in the same venue as the gymnastic competitions.
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When people think of gymnastics, they tend to think of the artistic variety: the balance beams, uneven bars and the vault.
But other forms of gymnastics — trampoline and tumbling — have evolved into Olympic sports.
The place to go for trampolinists and tumblers in the local area is G-Force Gymnastics in Redding.
Five members of G-Force Gymnastics are headed to this year’s Trampoline & Tumbling Junior Olympic National Championships in San Antonio, on July 9-15.
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