The rhythmic gymnastics events were held at the same venue from September 28 through 30th.
[1] For the first time in Olympic competition, each routine in women's artistic gymnastics events was judged by six judges, with the final score composed of the average of the judges' scores, after the highest and lowest marks were dropped.
Rules for the rhythmic gymnastics competition also changed since the previous Olympics.
Thirty-nine gymnasts competed in the preliminary round, the format for which was similar to the finals.
Each of the routines was judged by six judges, highest and lowest marks were dropped, and an average of the four remaining ones was the gymnast's score for the routine.