How to Watch the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
The Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2026 take place at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 17-25 October 2026, bringing the world's leading men's and women's gymnasts together to compete for team, all-around and individual apparatus titles. Rotterdam hosts the championships for the third time, following previous editions in 1987 and 2010.
Event Facts
- Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Dates: 17-25 October 2026
- Venue: Rotterdam Ahoy
- Competitions: Men's and Women's Team, Individual All-Around and Apparatus
- Men's Apparatus: Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bar
- Women's Apparatus: Vault, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam and Floor Exercise
- Streaming: Live and free on Eurovision Sport (subject to broadcast restrictions)
2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships: Gymnastics Schedule
| Date | Session |
|---|---|
| Saturday 17 October | 09:55 – 14:00: Men's Qualification |
| 15:55 – 20:00: Men's Qualification | |
| Sunday 18 October | 09:55 – 14:00: Men's Qualification |
| 15:55 – 21:00: Women's Qualification | |
| Monday 19 October | 09:25 – 14:00: Women's Qualification |
| 15:55 – 22:30: Women's Qualification | |
| Tuesday 20 October | 19:30 – 22:30: Men's Team Final |
| Wednesday 21 October | 19:30 – 22:00: Women's Team Final |
| Thursday 22 October | 19:30 – 22:00: Men's All-Around Final |
| Friday 23 October | 19:30 – 22:00: Women's All-Around Final |
| Saturday 24 October | 14:00 – 18:00: Apparatus Finals 1 |
| * Men's Floor Exercise | |
| * Women's Vault | |
| * Men's Pommel Horse | |
| * Women's Uneven Bars | |
| * Men's Rings | |
| Sunday 25 October | 14:00 – 18:00: Apparatus Finals 2 |
| * Men's Vault | |
| * Women's Balance Beam | |
| * Men's Parallel Bars | |
| * Women's Floor Exercise | |
| * Men's Horizontal Bar |
Jakarta Gymnastics World Championships 2025 Results
The previous Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 19-25 October 2025. Following the traditional post-Olympic format, the championships did not feature a team competition, with medals instead awarded in the men's and women's all-around and individual apparatus events.
China topped the medal table in Jakarta, its three gold medals and seven overall placing it clear of the rest of the field. Japan finished ahead of the United States for second place with an additional silver medal, with the two nations otherwise level on five medals and two golds apiece.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Angelina Melnikova, competing as an Individual Neutral Athlete, was the most successful individual gymnast of the championships. She won the women's all-around and vault titles and added silver on uneven bars, finishing the competition with three medals.
Daiki Hashimoto reinforced his status among the leading men's all-around gymnasts by winning his third successive World all-around crown. He also collected silver on horizontal bar, finishing behind USA's Brody Malone in the apparatus final. Elsewhere, Kaylia Nemour won uneven bars gold and balance beam silver, while Japan's Aiko Sugihara took her first World title with victory on the floor exercise and achieved a balance beam bronze.
Best Gymnasts to Watch at the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
Based on nominative registration list and subject to change.
Rebeca Andrade (BRA)
One of the most decorated gymnasts of her generation, Andrade won the 2022 World all-around title, and achieved gold on the vault in the 2023 World Championship, before collecting four medals at Paris 2024: gold on floor exercise, silver in the all-around and vault, and bronze with Brazil in the team competition. She also became Brazil's first female Olympic gymnastics champion when she won vault gold at Tokyo 2020.
Daiki Hashimoto (JPN)
Daiki Hashimoto returns as the reigning men's World all-around champion after taking gold in Jakarta in 2025. That victory gave the Japanese star his third consecutive World all-around title, following his successes in 2022 and 2023. Hashimoto is also the 2020 Tokyo Olympic all-around and horizontal bar champion and helped Japan win Olympic team gold at Paris 2024.
Shinnosuke Oka (JPN)
Japan's Shinnosuke Oka produced one of the standout performances of Paris 2024, winning Olympic gold in the men's individual all-around, team competition and horizontal bar, as well as bronze on parallel bars. His 2026 season has already included victory on parallel bars at the Antalya FIG Apparatus World Cup, and four silver medals at the Asian Games (All-around, parallel bars, horizonal bars and team).
Jade Carey (USA)
Jade Carey will bring extensive Olympic and World Championship experience to the American women's team. The USA gymnast won Olympic floor exercise gold at Tokyo 2020 before adding team gold and vault bronze at Paris 2024. Carey also achieved gold on the vault at the 2022 World Championships, whilst also bringing home a gold in the women's team and a bronze on the floor exercise.
Watch Gymnastics Live on Eurovision Sport
Fans can watch more gymnastics live and for free on Eurovision Sport, subject to broadcast restrictions, with live coverage, highlights and full replays available across the platform.
More gymnastics to stream includes: