A new era in Rhythmic Gymnastics opens with the 2017 World Championships, the flagship event of the season, which begin Wednesday, August 30 in Pesaro, Italy.
In the wake of Rio Olympic gold medallist Margarita Mamun and three-time consecutive All-around World champion Yana Kudryavtseva (2013/14/15), the Adriatic Arena stage is set for the emergence of a new generation of stars to establish themselves on the world scene.
Gymnasts from 54 countries have registered to compete at the World Championships, the first to be held using the new code of points in Rhythmic Gymnastics. In this post-Olympic year, a maximum of two gymnasts per country can compete in the individual competition, contending for top honours in the All-around as well as with each of the four handheld apparatus (Hoop, Ball, Clubs and Ribbon). Rhythmic Groups of five gymnasts will vie for the Group All-around title, as well as gold in apparatus finals with the 5 Hoops and 3 Balls/2 Ropes.
Italy may be hosting a World Championships in the discipline for the first time, but Pesaro is no stranger to large-scale Rhythmic competitions -- the city has welcomed a World Cup event nine times. The golden exploits of Italy's "Farfalle" ("Butterflies"), World Group All-around champions in 2009/10/11, have helped distinguish the country as a major power in Rhythmic Group Gymnastics.
2004 Olympic champion Alina Kabaeva, whose ties to Pesaro date back to the late 1990s when she partook in training camps at a regional club, will add a touch of glamour as the FIG's Gymnastics Ambassador during the event.
Competition begins August 30 with qualification rounds with the Hoop and Ball, followed by finals with the same apparatus that evening. Qualifications and finals with the Clubs and Ribbon will take place the next day, and scores from the first two days of qualification will be totaled to determine the top 24 gymnasts who will advance to the September 1 All-around final. For the Groups, the All-around title will be in play September 2, and Group apparatus finals close the show September 3.
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