Preview of the 2024 European Championships in TeamGym – Baku (AZE)

On Wednesday, the 15^th European Championships in TeamGym kick off in Baku’s National Gymnastics Arena. It’s the first time Azerbaijan will organise this event!

304 senior and 237 junior gymnasts will represent the following 14 countries: Austria, Azerbaijan, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Great Britain, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and Sweden.

The Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation offers the choice between tickets and package deals including accommodation, tickets and other benefits. Check out all the information on our event website.

 

Who to watch?

The best of the best are travelling to Azerbaijan, providing an exciting line-up mix of experience and fresh energy!

On the nominative list are 7 members of the 2022 All Stars Team: Nicole Hosseini (SWE), Bryndis Gudnadottir (ISL), Agnes Arvidsson (SWE), Ásta Kristinsdottir (ISL), Holly Barbour (GBR), Tofig Aliyev  (AZE) and Connor Wharram (GBR). Aliyev won the silver medal in Tumbling at this year’s Trampoline Europeans, while him and Adil Hajizada were part of the history making Azerbaijani tumbling team that clinched gold at the 2023 World Championships. Our 2022 Shooting star Tabea Zirnig (AUT) is also on the roster. To our delight we can welcome another team of last edition’s hosts Luxembourg, keeping the legacy alive.  

We wish every single gymnast and team loads of success, supporting them to achieve their goals.

 

Competition format

These European Championships feature competitions for Men’s, Women’s and Mixed teams, both in the junior and the senior age categories. Each team must consist of between 8 and 10 gymnasts, plus up to 2 reserves. Mixed team must be 50/50 split in each apparatus/round.

Each team performs on Floor, Tumble and Trampet. The combined score of these three events determines the final ranking. The final standing of the qualification rounds determine which teams advance to the finals, where scoring starts from zero.

 

Schedule (all times listed are in Baku, Azerbaijan, local time)

Wednesday 16 October – Junior Qualifications

16:00 – 16:30    Opening Ceremony

16:30 – 17:46    Junior Men’s Teams Qualifications

17:55 – 19:15    Junior Mixed Teams Qualifications        

19:34 – 21:34    Junior Women’s Teams Qualifications

 

Thursday 17 October – Senior Qualifications

12:00 – 13:37    Senior Women’s Teams Qualifications

14:20 – 16:21    Senior Mixed Teams Qualifications        

17:00 – 18:37    Senior Men’s Teams Qualifications

 

Friday 18 October – Junior Finals

13:00 – 14:16    Junior Men’s Teams Final

Followed by award ceremony

15:00 – 16:19    Junior Mixed Teams Final

Followed by award ceremony   

17:00 – 18:19    Junior Women’s Teams Final

Followed by award ceremony

 

Saturday 19 October – Senior Finals

12:00 – 13:19    Senior Women’s Teams Final

Followed by award ceremony

14:00 – 15:19    Senior Mixed Teams Final

Followed by award ceremony   

16:00 – 17:19    Senior Men’s Teams Final

Followed by SmartScoring Shooting Star Award, award ceremony, All Stars Announcement and Closing Ceremony

 

How to follow the competition?

European Gymnastics and its Global Partner SmartScoring are committed to bringing all the action to your living room.

We are jointly streaming the entire competition for just € 10 on SmartScoring’s Gymtv.online platform. Both junior and senior finals will be accompanied by the expert commentary of Olly Hogben and Liam Gallagher.

Get your subscription here: TeamGym Europeans in Baku - Europeangymnastics (gymtv.online)!

The senior finals will be televised on RUV (Iceland) and SVT (Sweden). Check your local TV listings!

You can follow the live scoring on Live Results - SmartScoring | Every second matters.

Results of past championships are available on our website.

Official hashtag of the event: #TeamGym2024

Official tagline of the event: #OneTeamOneDream