Vests and long gymnastics pants must be worn to participate in pommel horse, rings, parallel bars and horizontal bars. Because these four events mainly focus on upper limb movements, wearing pants not only has little effect on athletes' movements, but also increases the aesthetic feeling of movements. Floor exercise and vault are basically full-body participation in sports, especially leg activities. In order to ensure that athletes can play better in the competition and create better results, they can wear shorts in the competition. In vault or floor exercise, male athletes often need somersaults, and their hands will hold their legs. If they wear pants, they will easily slip, which will lead to movement deformation and even danger. The pommel horse, parallel bars and rings often have to do handstands and split legs, so it is not easy to get naked when wearing pants.
During the competition, the athletes should wear standard gymnastics clothes, and the whole team should be dressing the. In pommel horse, rings, parallel bars and horizontal bar competitions, athletes must wear trousers and gymnastics shoes (or socks). In floor exercises and vault competitions, male athletes can wear shorts or barefoot. Athletes should wear vests in all competitions. Female athletes are not allowed to wear exposed transparent gymnastics clothes or jewelry. All athletes must wear numbers. If there is any violation, deduct the corresponding score. ?
In men's horizontal bar, rings, parallel bars and vault competitions, in order to avoid injury accidents and give psychological support to athletes, coaches can stand by and protect the equipment on the spot. When female gymnasts compete, the coach must leave the competition table immediately after adjusting the barbell on the competition table or moving the springboard of uneven bars and balance beams. ?
Male referees wear gray pants, dark blue shirts, light-colored shirts and ties. Female referees wear dark blue suits, skirts and white shirts.