Elite Junior Gymnasts, Delegates Arrive In Manila For 3rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships

MANILA—Elite junior gymnasts, coaches, and delegates for the 3rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships have started to arrive in Manila, the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) said Sunday.

The 3rd FIG Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships will be held at the Manila Marriott Hotel Grand Ballroom in Newport World Resorts, Pasay City on November 20-24, 2025.

“Get ready to witness incredible talent, inspiring performances, and the future stars of gymnastics coming together under one roof,” the GAP said on Facebook.

The Philippines is hosting the FIG Artistic Gymnastics for the first time and participants from 73 nations have registered to compete, according to the Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG). The competition are open to boys born between 2007 and 2010 and girls whose birthdate falls in 2010 or 2011.

GAP President Cynthia Carrion had reported that a total of 762 participants have already signed up for the World Juniors as of Oct. 31.

The competition include men’s and women’s team and all-around finals and the customary 10 apparatus finals.

The FIG said the competitors to watch include the reigning women’s Junior European and Junior Asian All-Around champions, Elena Colas of France and Muneta Rinon of Japan, respectively.

Charleigh Bullock of USA, who earned five gold medals at the Junior Pan American Games earlier this year, will lead the US.

The past two men’s junior World champions have both hailed from Asia, including Yang Lanbin of China, the All-Around silver medallist from last year’s Junior Asian Championships, as he attempts to replicate Qin Guohuan’s winning effort from 2023.