Junior World Gymnastics Championships

Junior World Gymnastics Championships refers to a number of different World Championships in four disciplines recognized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in competitive gymnastics: acrobatic gymnastics, men's and women's artistic gymnastics, parkour, and rhythmic gymnastics. ^[1]

History

Before merging with FIG in 1999, the International Federation of Sports Acrobatics (IFSA) organized and promoted World Junior Championships in acrobatic gymnastics from 1989 to 1999. ^[2] As of 2019, FIG has organized junior world championships in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics. ^[3]

Currently, FIG organizes periodical World Age Group competitions in aerobic gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics and trampoline. The former governing body for trampoline, the International Trampoline Federation (FIT), incorporated into the FIG in 1998, also organized World Age Groups competitions from 1973 to 1996. ^[4] These competitions, however, are not considered world championships.

Acrobatic

Format: ^[5]

• 1989–1999: Junior World Championships
• 2001–2002: World Age Group Games
• 2004–2006: International Age Group Competition
• 2008–: World Age Group Competition

Edition	Year	Host city	Host country	Events
Junior
1	1989	Katowice	Poland	21
2	1991	Beijing	China	21
3	1993	Moscow	Russia	21
4	1995	Riesa	Germany	22
5	1997	Honolulu	United States	22
6	1999	Nowa Ruda	Poland	16
Age Group
1	2001	Zielona Góra	Poland
2	2002	Riesa	Germany
3	2004	Liévin	France
4	2006	Coimbra	Portugal
5	2008	Glasgow	United Kingdom
6	2010	Wrocław	Poland
7	2012	Orlando	United States
8	2014	Levallois-Perret	France
9	2016	Putian	China
10	2018	Antwerp	Belgium

Aerobic

FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions : ^{[6] [7]}

Edition	Year	Host city	Host country	Events
2004	1	Sofia	Bulgaria
2006	2	Nanjing	China
2008	3	Ulm	Germany
2010	4	Rodez	France
2012	5	Sofia	Bulgaria
2014	6	Cancún	Mexico
2016	7	Incheon	South Korea
2018	8	Guimarães	Portugal
2021	9	Baku	Azerbaijan

Artistic

Main article: Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships

Edition	Year	Host city	Host country	Events
1	2019	Győr	Hungary	14
2	2023	Antalya	Turkey	14
2	2025	Manila	Philippines	14

Parkour

Edition	Year	Host city	Host country	Events
1	2024	Kitakyushu	Japan	2

Rhythmic

Main article: Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships

Edition	Year	Host city	Host country	Events
1	2019	Moscow	Russia	8
2	2023	Cluj-Napoca	Romania	8

Trampoline

FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions are currently held in 32 disciplines:

• Categories and age: ^{[8] [9]}
  • Trampoline (Age Group 1 / Age Group 2 / Age Group 3 / Age Group 4)
  • Synchronised Trampoline (Age Group 1 / Age Group 2 / Age Group 3 / Age Group 4)
  • Tumbling (Age Group 1 / Age Group 2 / Age Group 3 / Age Group 4)
  • Double-Mini (Age Group 1 / Age Group 2 / Age Group 3 / Age Group 4)
• 11-12 / 13-14 / 15-16 / 17-21

Since 1998, the championships are held alongside the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, often a week later and in the same venue. From 1990 to 1996, the junior championships were in the same country as the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, but in a different city. The earlier championships, from 1973 to 1988, had separate hosts, unrelated to the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships.

Year Edition Host city Host country Events Separate Championships 1973 1 London   United Kingdom 34 1974 2 San Mateo [10]   United States 24 1975 3 Toronto   Canada 24 1976 4 Cedar Rapids   United States 24 1978 5 Honolulu   United States 24 1984 6 24 1986 7 24 1988 8 24 Host by Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Host 1990 9 Dillenburg   Germany 24 1992 10 Auckland   New Zealand 24 1994 11 Vila do Conde   Portugal 24 1996 12 Kamloops   Canada 24 Alongside Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 1998 13 Sydney   Australia 24 1999 14 Sun City   South Africa 24 2001 15 Odense   Denmark 24

Year Edition Host city Host country Events 2003 16 Hanover   Germany 24 2005 17 Eindhoven   Netherlands 24 2007 18 Quebec City   Canada 24 2009 19 Saint Petersburg   Russia 24 2010 20 Metz   France 24 2011 21 Birmingham   United Kingdom 24 2013 22 Sofia   Bulgaria 24 2014 23 Daytona Beach   United States 32 2015 24 Odense   Denmark 32 2017 25 Sofia   Bulgaria 32 2018 26 Saint Petersburg   Russia 32 2019 27 Tokyo   Japan 32 [11] 2021 28 Baku   Azerbaijan 32 [12] 2022 29 Sofia   Bulgaria 32 2023 30 Birmingham   United Kingdom 32

See also

• Gymnastics World Championships
• Gymnastics at the Youth Olympics
• Major achievements in gymnastics by nation

References

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6. "WORLD AGE GROUP COMPETITION (Appendix 1) | FIG - AEROBIC GYMNASTICS Code of Points".
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8. "FIG - Event Detail". www.gymnastics.sport.
9. Gymnastics Canada. "Trampoline Results: Gymnastics Canada". www.gymcan.org. Archived from the original on 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
10. Nissen, Dian (2019). "Trampoline and Tumbling Program Council Representatives Election: Nominee Biographies - Dian Nissen" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Nominee statement PDF. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021. 1974 Second World Age Group Championships, San Mateo California
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12. "DEFINITIVE REGISTRATIONS (as per 24.september.2021)".