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, 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[]

Championships:^[5]

1989 to 1999 : Junior

2001 to 2002 : World Age Group Games

2004 to 2006 : International Age Group Competition

2008 to Now: 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		Zielona Gora	Poland
2		Riesa	Germany
3		Liévin	France
4		Coimbra	Portugal
5		Glasgow	United Kingdom
6		Wroclaw	Poland
7		Orlando	United States
8		Levallois-Perret	France
9		Putian	China
10		Antwerp	Belgium

Artistic[]

Edition	Year	Host city	Host country	Events
1	2019	Győr	Hungary	14

Rhythmic[]

Edition	Year	Host city	Host country	Events
1	2019	Moscow	Russia	8

Trampoline[]

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

• Categories and age:^[6][7]
  • 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 London  United Kingdom 34 1974 San Mateo, California[8]  United States 24 1975 Toronto  Canada 24 1976 Cedar Rapids  United States 24 1978 Honolulu  United States 24 1984 24 1986 24 1988 24 Host by Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Host 1990 Dillenburg  Germany 24 1992 Auckland  New Zealand 24 1994 Vila do Conde  Portugal 24 1996 Kamloops  Canada 24 Alongside Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships 1998 Sydney  Australia 24 1999 Sun City  South Africa 24 2001 Odense  Denmark 24

Year Edition Host city Host country Events 2003 Hannover  Germany 24 2005 Eindhoven  Netherlands 24 2007 Quebec City  Canada 24 2009 Saint Petersburg  Russia 24 2010 Metz  France 24 2011 Birmingham  United Kingdom 24 2013 Sofia  Bulgaria 24 2014 Daytona Beach  United States 24 2015 Odense  Denmark 24 2017 Sofia  Bulgaria 24 2018 Saint Petersburg  Russia 24 2019 Tokyo  Japan 32[9] 2021 28 Baku  Azerbaijan 32[10]

Aerobic[]

FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions :^[11][12]

Edition	Year	Host city	Host country	Events
2004		Sofia	Bulgaria
2006		Nanjing	China
2008		Ulm	Germany
2010		Rodez	France
2012		Sofia	Bulgaria
2014		Cancun	Mexico
2016		Incheon	South Korea
2018		Guimaraes	Portugal
2021		Baku	Azerbaijan

See also[]

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

References[]