Balance beam, pommel horse, parallel bars, rings... in artistic gymnastics the athletes compete on different apparatus in individual and team events, eight for men and six for women.

Attempt to win five gold medals at the Games halted as Sanne Wevers wins event ahead of silver medallist Laurie Hernandez of the USA

US gymnasts win individual medals to add to team gold

With the most world championship artistic gymnastics medals for the USA (14 in all, 10 of which are gold), Simone Biles won three consecutive titles in the general individual and three golds for the floor, two in the bars and two from team...

Brazil claim a best-ever sixth place in the competition, which now moves to the individual and apparatus competitions

Simone Biles adds another gold to USA artistic gymnastics haul, Great Britain's Max Whitlock lands two golds in an hour

Brazil’s biggest feat in the men's artistic gymnastics was set by Arthur Zanetti, with the country's first gold medal, won at London 2012, in the rings event.

The biggest name in artistic gymnastics today, Japan's Kohei Uchimura is a six-time world championship winner in the general individual – where he is also the current Olympic champion.

With four previous Games appearances, 29-year-old aims to leave a legacy for next generation of Brazilian gymnasts

Belgium, Kazakhstan, Poland and Turkey were the countries that hosted October’s major competitions in four Olympic sports