42nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
Rotterdam (NED), October 16 – 24, 2010

LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, April 23, 2010: Today marks 175 days to kick-off of the 42nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam (NED), October 16 – 24, 2010. This year’s championships will determine the 24 teams in Men’s and Women’s Artistic respectively that will participate at the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo (JPN) on their way to the 2012 Olympic Games.

The directives and respective appendices including all relevant event information for the delegations can now be downloaded in English at the FIG website. The French version will follow shortly.

Some facts and dates taken from the directives are listed here below:

Competition format

The Team and Individual World Championships are comprised of exercises on each of the various apparatus to determine the Team World Champion (CIV), All-around World Champion (CII) and World Champion on each Apparatus (CIII).

Competition schedule

Prior to the competition, four days of podium training are scheduled, two of which will be open to the public. All dates listed below are final. Times may be subject to change, depending on the definitive number of countries competing.

Tuesday, October 12
WAG Warm-up and Podium Training

Wednesday, October 13
WAG Warm-up and Podium Training

Thursday, October 14
MAG Warm-up and Podium Training

Friday, October 15
MAG Warm-up and Podium Training

Saturday, October 16
WAG Warm-up and Qualifying Competition (CI)

Sunday, October 17
WAG Warm-up and Qualifying Competition (CI)

Monday, October 18
MAG Warm-up and Qualifying Competition (CI)

Tuesday, October 19
MAG Warm-up and Qualifying Competition (CI)

Wednesday, October 20
WAG Team Finals (CIV)

Thursday, October 21
MAG Team Finals (CIV)

Friday, October 22
MAG All-around Final (CII)
WAG All-around Final (CII)

Saturday, October 23
MAG and WAG Individual Apparatus Finals (CIII) – Day 1
MAG: Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, Still Rings
WAG: Vault, Uneven Bars

Sunday, October 24
MAG and WAG Individual Apparatus Finals (CIII) – Day 2
MAG: Vault, Parallel Bars, Horizontal Bar
WAG: Balance Beam, Floor Exercise

Registration deadlines

Registration is handled online exclusively. The national gymnastics federations are requested to register their delegations by logging in to the FIG Intranet and completing the online form within the following deadlines:

Provisional Registration: April 21 – May 19
Definitive Registration: May 20 – July 14
Nominative Registration: July 15 – September 22

Drawing of lots

A drawing of lots will be conducted at the latest two weeks after the deadline for Definitive Registration. The exact location, date, and time will be announced in due course by the FIG to the parties concerned.

Work plan

The work plan will be sent to all participating federations six weeks before the start of the competitions at the latest.

Equipment

Long-term FIG partner Janssen-Fritsen will supply the apparatus equipment for this event.
In 1987, the same Ahoy Arena hosted the 24th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships. The competition was the first official event totally and successfully operated by Longines technology. As a result, a ground-breaking agreement was signed with Longines Watch Co. Ltd management in 1989. Today, 23 years later, Longines is still the proud partner of the FIG and a strategic contributor to the success of gymnastics worldwide. To foreground its partnership with the FIG, Longines introduced its first integrated CIS (Commentator Information System) in 1987 for TV commentators working with NOS broadcast production, headed up by Martin Lindenberg.

Media accreditation

Media representatives wishing to cover the 42nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on site are requested to apply online for media accreditation via the FIG Media Manager tool.

Event website

As was done for London 2009, the FIG will open an exclusive event website for all official information, news and results approximately 6-8 weeks prior to the championships. Until the microsite is launched, all documents and articles relating to the 2010 Artistic World Championships can be consulted here.
You can visit the Organising Committee’s website at http://www.gymnastics2010.com/en/ and information on ticket sales is provided here.