Artistic Gymnastics will be one of the key sports at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The Artistic Gymnastics competitions at the 2026 Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held from July 24 to July 28, 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland.
What is Artistic Gymnastics?
Artistic gymnastics is one of the most popular and visually captivating sports at the Commonwealth Games. Athletes perform routines that test:
- Strength
- Balance
- Flexibility
- Precision
How Artistic Gymnastics Works
Artistic Gymnastics includes different apparatus for men and women, with athletes aiming to secure the highest possible scores from the judging panel based on difficulty and execution.
Women’s Events
Women compete across four apparatus:
- Vault
- Uneven Bars
- Balance Beam
- Floor Exercise
- Men’s Events
Men participate in six apparatus:
- Floor Exercise
- Pommel Horse
- Still Rings
- Vault
- Parallel Bars
- Horizontal Bar
Individual and Team Competitions
Individual All-AroundThe competition also features the Individual All-Around event, where gymnasts perform on every apparatus available in their category. The total combined scores are used to determine the final rankings.
Team All-Around
In the Team All-Around competition, a minimum of two gymnasts from each country must compete on every apparatus. If three athletes perform on a particular apparatus, only the top two scores are counted towards the team’s total, making consistency across all members crucial.
India’s Athletes in Artistic Gymnastics
India will be represented by the following gymnasts in Artistic Gymnastics at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games:
- Pranati Nayak
- Tapeswaranath Das
- Eshitaa Sunil Rewale
- Tapan Mohanty
- Kaitheri Puthalath Swathish
- Protisha Samanta
- Nishka Agarwal
- Yogeshwar Singh
[With TOI inputs]
