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Acrobatic gymnastics favours body control in various positions, both on the ground and in the air. For this reason, the sport is welcomed and very often included in the training programme of pilots, cosmonauts, and parachutists. Acrobatics is practised as men’s, women’s or mixed pairs, as women’s groups (3 gymnasts) or as men’s groups (4 gymnasts). The time allowed for each exercise is 2 minutes and 30 seconds and the floor area measures 12 x 12 m.

The exercises must include a harmonious combination of choreography, collective acrobatic elements (holds, throws, catches), and individual acrobatic elements (floor acrobatic series), all in perfect synchronisation.