How to qualify in Gymnastics
How artistic gymnasts qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
Checked 20 October 2026Valid for: the LA28 Olympic artistic gymnastics events only, under Qualification System, Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, LA28, FIG, Artistic Gymnastics, version 1.1 as of 3 June 2026 (the version DOSB lists in October 2026).
Artistic gymnastics at Los Angeles 2028 has 15 events: eight for men, six for women and a new mixed team. There are 192 places, 96 per gender. A country can send one team of five, or up to three individual gymnasts if it has no team.
Teams (12 per gender) come from the World Championships:
- 2026 World Championships (17 to 25 October 2026): the top three teams in the team final.
- 2027 World Championships (28 September to 6 October 2027): the next nine teams from the team qualification.
Individual gymnasts from countries without a team:
- 2027 World Championships, team ranking: the next three countries get one gymnast each.
- 2027 World Championships, all-around: the best 8 men and 14 women (one per country), by name.
- 2027 World Championships, apparatus finals: the best medallist on each apparatus not already in.
- 2028 Apparatus World Cup Series (24 February to 15 April 2028): two per apparatus, from a ranking of the four best World Cup results.
- 2028 continental championships: the best all-around gymnast per continent not already in. For India, this is the 2028 Asian Championships.
Plus one host place and one universality place per gender.
Places (per gender)
| Route | Men | Women | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 World Championships, team final top 3 | 3 teams (15) | 3 teams (15) | Country |
| 2027 World Championships, next 9 teams | 9 teams (45) | 9 teams (45) | Country |
| 2027 World Championships, next 3 countries (one gymnast) | 3 | 3 | Country |
| 2027 World Championships, all-around | 8 | 14 | Gymnast |
| 2027 World Championships, apparatus (one per apparatus) | 6 | 4 | Gymnast |
| 2028 Apparatus World Cup Series (two per apparatus) | 12 | 8 | Gymnast |
| 2028 continental championships (one per continent) | 5 | 5 | Gymnast |
| Quota | 94 | 94 | |
| Host | 1 | 1 | Gymnast |
| Universality | 1 | 1 | Gymnast |
| Total | 96 | 96 |
Rules that matter
- Gymnasts from countries with a team cannot win individual places.
- At most three individual gymnasts per country, one per apparatus place.
- Apparatus at the 2027 World Championships: only gymnasts ranked 1 to 3 in the final count; if a medal goes to someone already in, the next medallist takes it. If no medallist is eligible, the place moves to the World Cup Series.
- Apparatus World Cup Series: the best four of six events count; one place per apparatus per country.
- Continental championships: each continental union chooses whether the all-around qualification or the final decides. This is how every continent is guaranteed a gymnast.
- Apparatus specialists may compete on every apparatus in the Olympic qualification round.
- Host: if the United States already has a man and a woman in, its host places pass to the next all-around gymnasts at the 2027 World Championships.
The World Cup points
| Place | Points | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st in the final | 30 | 8th in the final | 10 |
| 2nd | 25 | 9th in qualification | 8 |
| 3rd | 20 | 12th in qualification | 5 |
| 4th | 18 | 14th in qualification | 3 |
| 5th | 16 | 15th | 2 |
| 6th | 14 | 16th and below | 1 |
| 7th | 12 |
Who can compete
- Men born on or before 31 December 2010 (and not declared junior for 2028); women on or before 31 December 2012.
- A FIG licence valid until the end of the Olympic competition.
- Must have competed in one of the qualification events.
Where the document disagrees with itself. Section A lists a mixed team event, but sections B and D give no places or route for it.
Dates
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 17 to 25 October 2026 | 2026 World Championships |
| 28 September to 6 October 2027 | 2027 World Championships |
| 1 October 2027 to 15 January 2028 | Universality requests |
| 24 February to 15 April 2028 | Apparatus World Cup Series |
| By the end of May 2028 | Continental championships |
| 26 June 2028 | Entries deadline for the Games |
| 14 to 30 July 2028 | LA28 Olympic Games |
Where to follow it
gymnastics.sport publishes results and qualified athletes.
How rhythmic gymnasts qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
Checked 20 October 2026Valid for:
Rhythmic gymnastics at Los Angeles 2028 is for women only: an individual all-around and a group all-around (five gymnasts). There are 94 places: 24 individuals and 14 groups. A country can have two individuals and one group.
Places already won. At the 2026 World Championships in Frankfurt (12 to 16 August 2026):
| Places for | |
|---|---|
| Individual all-around top three | Germany (Darja Varfolomeev), Bulgaria (Stiliana Nikolova), Italy (Sofia Raffaeli) |
| Group all-around top three | Spain, Japan, Brazil |
Still to come:
- World Cup Series (March 2026 to June 2027): two individuals and one group, from the best four results.
- 2027 World Championships, Baku (15 to 19 September 2027): 12 individuals and four groups.
- 2028 continental championships (April to May 2028): one individual and one group per continent. For India, this is the 2028 Asian Championships.
- Host (one individual, one group) and one universality place.
Individual places
| Route | Places | To |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 World Championships, all-around top 3 | 3 | Country |
| 2026–27 World Cup Series, top 2 (one per country) | 2 | Gymnast (country, if it already had one place) |
| 2027 World Championships, all-around qualification top 12 (two per country) | 12 | Country |
| 2028 continental championships | 5 | Gymnast |
| Host | 1 | Gymnast |
| Universality | 1 | Gymnast |
| Total | 24 |
- World Cup Series: eight events at most; a gymnast needs at least four, and her best four all-around results count. A country with two places from 2026 cannot win more; a country with one can win a second.
- 2027 World Championships: the 12 best in the all-around qualification (four routines), up to two per country overall.
- Continental: only countries with no individual place yet.
- Host and universality: the gymnast must have competed at the 2027 World Championships.
Group places
| Route | Groups |
|---|---|
| 2026 World Championships, top 3 | 3 |
| 2026–27 World Cup Series, top 1 | 1 |
| 2027 World Championships, next 4 | 4 |
| 2028 continental championships, one per continent | 5 |
| Host | 1 |
| Total | 14 |
Only 29 groups can enter the 2027 World Championships: the best 24 from 2026, plus the best of any continent not represented and the host.
World Cup points
| Place | Individual | Group |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 50 |
| 2 | 45 | 45 |
| 3 | 40 | 40 |
| 5 | 30 | 30 |
| 8 | 18 | 15 |
| 10 | 14 | 5 |
| 12 | 10 | 3 |
| 18 | 1 | – |
Who can compete
Born on or before 31 December 2012; a FIG licence; the FIG minimum technical standard; the country must have taken part in a qualification event.
Dates
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 12 to 16 August 2026 | World Championships, Frankfurt (done) |
| March 2026 to June 2027 | World Cup Series |
| 15 to 19 September 2027 | World Championships, Baku |
| April to May 2028 | Continental championships |
| 26 June 2028 | Entries deadline for the Games |
| 14 to 30 July 2028 | LA28 Olympic Games |
Where to follow it
gymnastics.sport publishes results and the Olympic qualification ranking.
How trampoline gymnasts qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics
Checked 20 October 2026Valid for: the LA28 Olympic trampoline events only, under Qualification System, Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, LA28, FIG, Trampoline, version 1.3 as of 12 May 2026 (the same version DOSB lists in October 2026), with the FIG appendix on World Cup qualifying events.
Trampoline at Los Angeles 2028 has an individual event for men and one for women, 16 gymnasts each. Most countries can have one per gender; at most three countries can have two.
Places go to countries:
- 2027 World Championships (November 2027): the top eight in the final, one per country.
- World Cup Series (six events, May 2027 to April 2028): from a ranking of each gymnast's three best results, the best gymnast from each country not yet in, until places run out. The top three on the ranking can win a second place for a country that already qualified at the World Championships.
- 2028 continental championships: one man and one woman per continent, but only for a continent with nobody in yet. To count, the country must have taken part in the World Championships and at least one World Cup.
- Host (one per gender) and one universality place.
Places (per gender)
| Route | Places |
|---|---|
| 2027 World Championships final | 4 to 8 |
| World Cup Series ranking | 4 to 12 |
| Continental championships | Up to 4 |
| Host | 1 if not qualified otherwise |
| Universality | 0 or 1 (one in total) |
| Total | 16 |
The total is fixed at 16 per gender; the split between routes moves.
World Cup points
| Place | Points | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | 55 | 10 | 21 |
| 3 | 50 | 15 | 16 |
| 4 | 44 | 20 | 11 |
| 5 | 38 | 25 | 6 |
| 6 | 32 | 30 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | ||
| 8 | 25 |
- Three best results of six count, at most two from 2027.
- Points earned by gymnasts already qualified at the World Championships are not passed down.
- Ties: lowest sum of placings in the three counting events, then more finals, then the best single placing, then the 2027 World Championships placing.
Who can compete
- Born on or before 31 December 2011.
- A FIG licence.
- Universality: must have competed at the World Championships and at least one World Cup.
- Host: the United States must have taken part in the World Championships, a World Cup and the continental championships, in both genders.
Places turned down
The next country on the World Cup Series ranking not yet qualified (also if a continental championships is not held by 31 May 2028).
Dates
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| May to mid-October 2027 | Three World Cups |
| November 2027 | World Championships |
| February to April 2028 | Three World Cups |
| April to May 2028 | Continental championships |
| 26 June 2028 | Entries deadline for the Games |
| 14 to 30 July 2028 | LA28 Olympic Games |
Where to follow it
gymnastics.sport publishes the Olympic qualification ranking within 48 hours of each World Cup.