Prepare to be dazzled by the athletes in the Trampoline competition at the London 2012 Games, the newest of the three Gymnastics disciplines to have arrived on the Olympic programme.
Key facts
Venue: North Greenwich Arena
Dates: Friday 3 – Saturday 4 August
Medal events: 2
Athletes: 32
Devised in the 1930s at the University of Iowa, the first modern trampoline was initially used as a training tool for tumblers, astronauts and athletes. However, it grew in popularity to such an extent that in 1964, the first ever Trampoline World Championships were held at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Since making its Olympic debut at the Sydney Games in 2000, the sport has consistently featured awe-inspiring displays of acrobatic excellence, with athletes springing to heights of up to 10m.
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