EXPLAINER: Gymnastics at Tokyo Olympics

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Things to know about the gymnastics competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics:
THE ABSOLUTE BASICS

Men compete on six apparatus: floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bars.
Women compete on four apparatus: vault, asymmetric bars, balance beam and floor.
Qualification rounds decide who moves on to the team, individual all-around and individual apparatus finals, with eight teams advancing to the finals.

HOW MANY MEDALS?
There are 14 gold medals up for contention.
WHAT HAPPENED IN RIO?

U.S. gymnast Simone Biles, the first female gymnast ever to win three consecutive world all-around titles, became one …

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