Competitions of Rhythmic Gymnastics

  • As of 2019, according to the technical regulations defined by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), the only official competitions in which rhythmic gymnastics events are contested globally are: the World Championships; the stages of the World Cup series (including the defunct World Cup Final and World Cup qualifiers); the World Games; and the Olympic Games (as well as the Youth Olympic Games).
    The nations which have earned at least one medal in official FIG competitions are:
    Azerbaijan
    Belarus
    Brazil
    Bulgaria
    Canada
    China
    Czechoslovakia
    East Germany
    Egypt
    Estonia
    Finland
    France
    Georgia
    Germany
    Greece
    Hungary
    Israel
    Italy
    Japan
    Kazakhstan
    North Korea
    Poland
    Romania
    Russia
    Slovenia
    South Korea
    Soviet Union
    Spain
    Switzerland
    Ukraine
    United States
    Uzbekistan
    West GermanyDefunct competitions previously organized and promoted by FIG include the Test Events for the Olympic Games, and the Four Continents Gymnastics Championships (reserved for senior athletes from the Americas, Asia, Africa and Oceania). Major rhythmic gymnastics tournaments not officially organized by FIG include the European Championships (as well as its junior division), the European Games, the Grand-Prix series and the competitions at the Summer Universiade.
  • [28] Major defunct championships or competitions in which rhythmic gymnastics events were held include the European Cup Final, the European Team Gymnastics Championships, and the Goodwill Games. Also, continental championships are held in the Americas and Asia, as well regional multi-sport events in which rhythmic gymnastics is part of the program, such as the Pan American Games and the Asian Games.