Junior World Gymnastics Championships
Number of different World Championships
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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
Artistic
Parkour
| Edition | Year | Host city | Host country | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Kitakyushu |  Japan | 2 |
Rhythmic
Trampoline
FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Age Group Competitions are currently held in 32 disciplines:
- Categories (male and female):[8]
- Individual Trampoline
- Synchronised Trampoline
- Tumbling
- Double-Mini Trampoline
- Age Groups:
- Age Group 1 (11–12)
- Age Group 2 (13–14)
- Junior (15–16)
- Age Group 3 (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.
