Rotterdam Gymnastics 2026: Guide to the World Championships
Rotterdam Gymnastics 2026: What, When, Where?
The 2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships are scheduled to be held from 17 to 25 October 2026 at Rotterdam Ahoy – Ahoyweg 10 – 3084 BA – Rotterdam, Netherlands.
This will be the third time Rotterdam has hosted the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships after 1987 and 2010.
In accordance with the established tradition that the two World Championships preceding an Olympic year, Rotterdam Gymnastics 2026 will feature a Teams competition. The championships will include :
– Teams All-Around Final (WAG and MAG)
– Individual All-Around Final (WAG and MAG)
– 10 Apparatus Finals:
– Vault, Uneven Bars, Beam, Floor (WAG)
– Floor, Pommel Horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars, Horizontal Bar (MAG)
There was no teams competition in the 2025 World Championships in Jakarta.
The theme of these 54th World Championships is “Building Bridges”: the event transcends mere competition to celebrate unity among individuals, generations, and cultures. This theme will permeate all aspects of the event: from elite sports at Ahoy to grassroots initiatives throughout the city, utilizing the slogan #BuildingBridges.
Schedule
What’s at Stake?
Besides competing in the most prestigious event of the year in Artistic Gymnastics and the opportunity to become a World Champion, this competition represents the initial phase of qualification for the 2028 Olympic Games to be held in Los Angeles. The three highest-ranked eligible teams, determined by the results of the team finals, will secure a team quota place for five athletes (without reserves) for LA2028.
Who’s Qualified ?
A maximum of 208 spots are allocated for male gymnasts, which may be attained through three distinct methods:
Criteria 1: TEAMS – Continental Championships
Five Continental Championships are held between April and August 2026. Each of these championships allow between 1 and 13 nations to be qualified for Rotterdam Gymnastics 2026:
Criteria 2: INDIVIDUALS – Continental Championships
40 male gymnasts can qualify for Rotterdam based on their rankings in the qualifications for the All-Around competition in their respective Continental Championships. Here are the conditions of the qualifications process:
– not being part of the countries qualified in the teams final (criteria 1)
– maximum of 2 gymnasts per country
Spots via Continental Championships:
– Africa: 2
– Oceania: 2
– Americas: 6
– Asia: 6
– Europe: 23
Additionally, countries which didn’t qualify any gymnast via any of the 3 criteria listed here will be allocated 1 additional spot depending on the rankings in the All-Around finals. The breakdown of spots per Continental Championships is as follows:
– Africa: 2
– Oceania: 0
– Americas: 4
– Asia: 4
– Europe: 2
Gymnasts are listed below but their names will be officially confirmed subsequent to the announcement of the gymnasts who have qualified through criteria 1, 2, and 3.
Criteria 3: INDIVIDUALS – Apparatus World Cup Series
A total of eight gymnasts per apparatus (i.e., 48 male athletes overall) have the opportunity to qualify for Rotterdam Gymnastics 2026. Gymnasts representing nations already qualified via Continental Championships (Teams or/and All-Around) are not eligible. The rankings outlined below are provisional and will be revised in August after the last of the five continental competitions, i.e. European Championship.
The scores of gymnasts who do not meet eligibility requirements will be redistributed to the subsequent gymnasts in line. The tables below show the current points allocations and they will be updated after the European Championships.
- The lines highlighted in grey represent gymnasts whose country achieved qualification as a team in the Continental Championships, or who attained an individual berth during the All-Around qualifications at the Continental Championships.
- The green dot indicates gymnasts who are still eligible as at end of July. The rankings will be updated after the results achieved at the 2026 European Championships in Zagreb.
- Only the three highest scores of the gymnasts are retained for the total. If a gymnast participated in four or five World Cups, the lowest or the two lowest scores are disregarded in calculating the total points.
- Only the Top 40 per apparatus has been included
FLOOR EXERCISE
POMMEL HORSE
STILL RINGS
VAULT
PARALLEL BARS
HORIZONTAL BAR
More:
Official Rotterdam Gymnastics 2026 Site
Jakarta Gymnastics 2025: Guide to the World Championships
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