JAKARTA, INDONESIA – OCTOBER 17: General View of the Arena during the Podium Training prior the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Indonesia Arena on October 17, 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Tom Weller/Getty Images)
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The 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships begin on Sunday, October 19, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The competition is the most prestigious and competitive outside of the Olympic Games and brings together the top athletes from over 86 nations.
Among those is a multitalented U.S. men’s and women’s team, Algerian Olympic Champion Kaylia Nemour, and Philippine Olympic Champion Carlos Yulo. Controversy has surrounded the event due to the exclusion of the Israel Gymnastics Federation and inclusion of Russian and Belarusian athletes as ‘neutral’ athletes.
For the Russians and Belarusians, this marks their first appearance at a world championship or FIG-sanctioned competition since early 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. Expect their talented crop of athletes to challenge across the board this week.
2025 marks Indonesia’s first hosting of the event, as hundreds of gymnasts, coaches, and federation officials descend on the Southeast Asian nation’s capital city.
How World Gymnastics Championships Works
This year’s world championship is an individual event, meaning there will be no men’s or women’s team competitions. Thus, all athletes are competing for individual medals.
Competition begins late Saturday, October 18, with men’s qualifications and runs through Friday, October 25. The women’s qualifications start on October 19. To advance to an event final, athletes must finish in the top 24 in the all-around qualifications or in the top eight on an individual apparatus.
Only two athletes may qualify per country for an all-around or event final. Thus, to make a final, an athlete must be among the top 24 (or eight) and the second or first-ranked athlete in their country.
Though every event will occur in the Western Indonesian Time Zone, fans worldwide will have access to live streaming of the championship.
Every session, from the qualifying rounds to the medal events, will be live-streamed on Eurovision Sport. Fans may need to create a free account to stream and/or utilize a VPN in certain countries to use Eurovision Sport.
Gymnastics Indonesia is also planning to live-stream all qualifying rounds on its federation YouTube channel, which can be found here.
For U.S.-based viewers, NBC Sports will provide live coverage of the medal rounds (event finals) on Peacock and will re-air the men’s and women’s all-around finals on NBC and CNBC, respectively.
Event Schedule and Streaming
All times converted to Eastern Time Zone (E.T.)
*Team USA Subdivisions*
Saturday, October 18: Men’s Qualifications
(M) Subdivision 1: 11 p.m. – 12:40 a.m. ET | Eurovision/G.I.
Sunday, October 19: Men’s Qualifications
*(M) Subdivisions 2-6: 12:50 a.m. – 11 a.m. ET | Eurovision/G.I.
- U.S. Men compete in Subdivision 4 (5:05 a.m. – 6:45 a.m.)
(M) Subdivision 7: 11 p.m. – 12:50 a.m. ET | Eurovision/G.I.
Monday, October 20: Men’s and Women’s Qualifications
(M) Subdivision 8: 12:50 a.m. – 2:30 a.m. ET | Eurovision/G.I.
(W) Subdivisions 1-3: 6 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. ET | Eurovision/G.I.
*(W) Subdivision 4: 11 p.m. – 12:15 a.m. ET | Peacock/Eurovision/G.I.
Tuesday, October 21: Women’s Qualifications
(W) Subdivisions 5-10: 12:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. ET | Eurovision
Wednesday, October 22: Men’s All-Around Final
Men’s All-Around Final: 7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. ET | Peacock/Eurovision
Thursday, October 23: Women’s All-Around Final
Women’s All-Around Final: 7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. ET | Peacock/Eurovision
Friday, October 24: Event Finals Day One
(W) Vault/Bars and (M) Floor/Pommel Horse/Still Rings : 3 a.m. – 7 a.m. ET | Peacock/Eurovision
Saturday, October 25: Event Finals Day Two
(W) Beam/Floor and (M) Vault/Parallel Bars/High Bar : 3 a.m. – 7 a.m. ET | Peacock/Eurovision
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolineprice/2025/10/17/how-to-watch-the-world-gymnastics-championships/
