The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for the sport. The tournament is promoted and handled by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG).
The first edition of the World Championships was held in 1963, when the sport was known as modern gymnastics.
The 42nd Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships will take place from 12th August to 16th August at the Festhalle in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The event will welcome around 300 gymnasts from around the world.
Event Schedule:
August 12 – 13, 2026: Qualification Day 1 and 2
August 14, 2026: Individual All-Around Final
August 15, 2026: Qualification including Group All-Around Final
August 15, 2026: Show “Wonderful World of Gymnastics”
August 16, 2026: Individual Apparatus Finals
Group Apparatus Finals
| Participants | Nations |
| Group + 3 Individuals | Australia, Angola, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Russia, Ukraine |
| Group + 2 Individuals | Belarus, China, Cyprus, Spain, Finland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Poland, Romania, United States |
| 2 Individuals | Egypt |
1 Individual:
Armenia
Bolivia
Ivory Coast
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
El Salvador
Guatemala
India
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Luxembourg
1 Individual:
Moldova
North Macedonia
Montenegro
Namibia
New Zealand
Philippines
Puerto Rico
Singapore
San Marino
Serbia
Switzerland
Sweden
Syria
Togo
Venezuela
Group + 1 Individual:
Argentina
Austria
Azerbaijan
Chile
Czech Republic
Estonia
France
United Kingdom
Georgia
Greece
Hungary
South Korea
Lithuania
Norway
Portugal
South Africa
Slovenia
Slovakia
Chinese Taipei
Turkey
Uzbekistan
