6th World Age Group Competitions and
22nd Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships
Wroclaw (POL), July 10 – 12 and July 16 – 18, 2010

LAUSANNE (SUI), FIG Office, May 20, 2010: With less than two months to go to the 6th World Age Group Competitions and the 22nd Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Wroclaw (POL), gymnasts are getting ready for this exciting highlight of the Acro season.

With the numbers in, an official drawing of lots was conducted at the FIG Council meeting in Chiba (JPN) on May 13, 2010 by Technical Committee President Tonya Case (USA) and in the presence of FIG Secretary General André Gueisbuhler.

A total of 201 gymnasts from 25 different countries are expected to compete at the World Championships, a 26% increase over the 2008 Worlds in Glasgow (GBR). Seven new countries will participate this year in Poland: the Czech Republic, Spain, France, Israel, Moldova, Poland and Puerto Rico.

For Age Groups, 32 federations and 446 gymnasts are registered; that’s 20% more than in Glasgow.

Looking at participant numbers, Case is encouraged by the positive development that has overtaken the discipline. “The TC members made many personal contacts to encourage countries to take part in World Championships and World Age Group Competition. We established goals for 2010 and we have exceeded our goals. This will be the largest number of competing countries since the IFSA merger with the FIG. The growth is exciting,” she commented.

Check the result charts of the draw for the World Age Group Competitions 11 – 16 years / 12 – 19 years and the World Championships and find more information on the event website!

Nominative registration closes on June 9, 2010.