--- title: "MAG-WAG Apparatus Finals Paris; Finals Sept 27 at Accor Arena" sdDatePublished: "2026-09-04T13:29:00Z" source: "https://www.gymnastics.sport/asset.php?id=fidb_23526" topics: - name: "sport event" identifier: "medtop:20001108" - name: "sport organisation" identifier: "medtop:20001125" - name: "sport venue" identifier: "medtop:20001126" - name: "sport" identifier: "medtop:15000000" locations: - "Lausanne" - "Île-de-France" --- MAG-WAG Apparatus Finals Paris; Finals Sept 27 at Accor Arena WORKPLAN 2 1- AUTHORITIES • WORLD GYMNASTICS (WGYM) Avenue de la Gare 12 1003 Lausanne - Switzerland Contact: Stéphane DÉTRAZ Tel: +41 (0)21 321 55 10 / Direct +41 (0)21 321 55 33 Fax: +41 (0)21 321 55 19 e-mail : sdetraz@worldgymnastics.sport website: https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/ • FEDERATION FRANÇAISE DE GYMNASTIQUE (FFGym) 7 ter Cour des Petites Écuries 75010 PARIS Tel: +33 1 48 01 24 48 Web site: www.ffgym.fr Contact: Tom MOLLARET (mobile: +33 6 58 30 55 31/ mail: wccparis@ffgym.fr) Web site: www.ffgym.fr • FIG TECHNICAL DELEGATES Men’s Artistic Gymnastics (MAG) ► Andrew TOMBS, MAG WGYM TC president Julio MARCOS FELIPE, MAG WGYM TC member Women’s Artistic Gymnastics (WAG) ► Nehad ZAYED, WAG WGYM TC member Johanna GRATT, WAG WGYM TC member • LOCAL ORGANISING COMITY (LOC) FFGym President Dominique MERIEUX LOC President Mickaël DEROUBAIX Event Manager Thierry KLEIN (+33 6 80 22 72 97) Event Coordinator Thibault VALLEE (+33 6 42 59 80 44) Media and communication Director Alice DUJARDIN (+33 6 48 55 64 99) Competition Manager Didier SEMMOLA (+33 6 81 87 23 57) Volunteers Manager Léa JACQUESSON & Lucas FAUTRAT (+33 1 48 01 24 40) Doctor Dr Pierre BILLARD (+33 6 24 37 66 95) 2- EQUIPMENT OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS: • GYMNOVA, for all apparatus, mats and springboards • SWISS TIMING, for scoring 3- COMPETITION AND TRAINING SITE ACCOR ARENA 8 boulevard de Bercy 75012 PARIS Tel: +33 1 58 70 16 00 3 4- OFFICIAL HOTELS – DELEGATION AND LOC Spartner Agency (http://accommodation-gymnasticsparis.com) oversees all accommodation for all delegations booking official hotels. 1/ Hôtel Novotel Paris Bercy (**** supérieur) 209-211 Rue de Bercy 75012 PARIS Tel: +33 1 80 20 63 00 2/ Hôtel Ibis Styles Bercy (***) 77 rue de Bercy 75012 PARIS Tel: +33 1 53 46 50 50 3/ Appart’City Collection Paris Grande Bibliothèque (****) 70 Avenue de France 75013 PARIS Tel: +33 1 79 97 52 00 5- TRANSPORTS Federations are responsible for all international travel costs. Spartner Agency is in charge for transportation from and to the airports and train stations. All federation will be welcomed at international Paris airports (Charles De Gaulle or Orly) or train stations according to the travel plan received by the LOC. The Accor Arena is at a walking distance from all official hotels. No shuttle bus. 6- MEALS Meals booked with the LOC through Spartner Agency will be served at the restaurant of the hotel “Novotel Paris Bercy” for all the delegations. Showing of accreditations will be mandatory to access dinner. Opening hours: - Lunch from 11.30 to 14.30 - Dinner from 19.00 to 22.30 A farewell party is offered to all federations that have booked accommodation with the LOC through Spartner Agency. It will take place on Sunday September 27th at 20.30 - Salon Starlight (Accor Arena). More information will be provided at the orientation meeting. 4 7- GENERAL SCHEDULE AND COMPETITION FORMAT OF GYM PARIS 2026 7.1- General Schedule: Subject to slight changes Thursday, September 24th All day Arrivals Gate 28 09.00 22.00 Accreditation Gate 28 16.00 20.00 Free training Phantom Hall Friday, September 25th 09.00 12.00 Training according to schedule - warm up hall Phantom Hall 09.30 12.30 Podium training according to schedule FOP 14.30 17.30 Podium training according to schedule FOP 15.00 18.00 Training according to schedule - warm up hall Phantom Hall 16.30 18.00 Judges meeting WAG – Qualifications draw and instruction 3B09 - level 3 17.00 18.30 Judges meeting MAG – Qualifications draw and instruction 3B07 - level 3 18.00 18.30 Scoring system WAG instruction 3B09 - level 3 18.30 19.00 Scoring system MAG instruction 3B07 - level 3 19.00 20.00 Orientation meeting (max 1 person per NF: the Head of Delegation or their representative) Chabala Hall Saturday, September 26th 09.00 13.40 Free warm up during all the competition Phantom Hall 14.00 18.40 Free warm up during all the competition Phantom Hall MAG-WAG Apparatus Qualifications (Detailed timing will be given at the Orientation Meeting) 10.30 13:45 QUALIFICATIONS 1st part (FX-PH-SR / VT-UB-BB-FX) FOP 15.30 18.45 QUALIFICATIONS 2nd part (VT-PB-HB / UB-BB-FX) FOP Sunday, September 27th 12.00 12.45 WAG judges meeting – Finals draw 3B09 - level 3 12.00 12.45 MAG judges meeting – Finals draw 3B07 - level 3 10.00 11.45 Free training Phantom Hall 11.45 12.45 Free training on podium for all finalists FOP 12.45 18.30 Free warm up during all the competition Phantom Hall MAG-WAG Apparatus FINALS 13.30 14.10 MAG FLOOR EXERCICE FOP 14.10 14.55 WAG VAULT / MAG POMMEL HORSE FOP 14.55 15.40 WAG UNEVEN BARS / MAG RINGS FOP 15.45 16.10 Award ceremonies - 5 first finals FOP 16.30 17.05 MAG VAULT FOP 17.05 17.50 WAG BALANCE BEAM / MAG PARALLEL BARS FOP 17.50 18.35 WAG FLOOR EXERCICE / MAG HIGH BAR FOP 18.40 19.05 Award ceremonies - 5 last finals FOP 19:05 19:20 Closing parade (for gymnasts, coaches and judges) FOP 20.30 00.30 Farewell party Accor Arena Starlight Monday September 28th All day Departures 5 7.2- Format: World Challenge Cup rules 2025-2028 and FIG Technical Regulations will apply for Qualifications and Finals. Qualifications: ▪ Participation is limited to 2 gymnasts per NF on each apparatus. ▪ In addition, the Organizing Member Federation is allowed to name a max. of 4 “hors concours” competitors (from the Organizing Member Federation) in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics and a max. of 4 “hors concours” competitors (from the Organizing Member Federation) in Men’s Artistic Gymnastics for a total of 8 “hors concours” gymnasts (i.e. while one “hors concours” gymnast can compete on more than one apparatus, not more than one “hors concours” gymnast can compete on an apparatus). They must be named at the time of the closing of the nominative registration, and they cannot qualify for the Finals. They are not eligible to receive World Challenge Cup points; they must not appear on the official results lists and they will have to start first at every apparatus. ▪ A competitor can be registered as “Gymnast” on an apparatus and as “Hors-Concours Gymnast” on another apparatus. ▪ WGYM Apparatus Finals rules will be applied for vault. ▪ In case of a tie at any place, the tie-breaking rules as set up in the Technical Regulations, Section 2, shall be applied. Finals: ▪ The best eight gymnasts per apparatus from the qualifications qualify for the Finals ▪ Participation is limited to 2 gymnasts per NF on each apparatus. ▪ In addition to the 8 finalists, if the Organizing Member Federation is not represented in the Finals (men or women), it has the right of maximum 2 wild cards as follows: 1 man and 1 woman gymnast only at one apparatus each. Gymnasts entering in Apparatus Final with wild card will have to start first. ▪ These “Wild Card Gymnasts” must have participated at the respective apparatus in the qualification. ▪ “Wild Card Gymnasts” will receive medals and prize money. ▪ “Wild Card Gymnasts” will receive World Challenge Cup points (if any) based on the ranking obtained during Qualifications. ▪ WGYM Apparatus Finals rules will be applied for vault. ▪ In case of a tie at any place, the tie-breaking rules as set up in the Technical Regulations, Section 2, shall be applied. 7.3- Participation and drawing of lots Gymnasts can only compete on the apparatus they register for. At the time of the nominative registration, the apparatus on which the gymnast will compete must be mentioned. Until accreditation, gymnast may be changed, and apparatus can be added as long as 2 gymnasts/apparatus/NF is respected. All delegations upon accreditation must submit a confirmation of starting order forms, a final validation of the delegation’s apparatus and starting order. Draws for qualifications and finals will be conducted electronically on Friday, September 25th at 12.30. The result of the draw will be shared to the delegations via Sportity (see 8.2) and confirmed during the orientation meeting. 6 7.4- Size of delegation Maximum number of gymnasts and officials per delegation is according to the WGYM rules, as follows: Composition Men Women Total Head of delegation 1 1 1 Team manager 1 1 2 Coaches (max. 1 per gymnast) 3 3 6 Gymnasts 6 4 10 Medical Doctor 1 1 1 Paramedical staff 1 1 2 Mental Health Professional 1 1 1 Judges 2 2 4 Access to warm-up, training and FOP will be restricted to the number of gymnasts in training or competition, including Wild card and “hors concours” gymnasts 8- ORGANISATION 8.1- Accreditation for delegations The Accreditation centre will be in the hall of the delegations’ entrance, gate 28. Open hours: - Thursday September 24th 9.00 to 21.00 - Friday September 25th and Saturday 26th 8.00 to 20.30 - Sunday September 27th 9.00 to 19.30 The Head of Delegation or their representative must be present at the accreditation according to the time scheduled for his/her federation with the following documents: - Passports of all the members of the delegation - Contact details* - Flag confirmation and National anthem - Medical insurance for each delegation member - Financial payments evidence - Confirmation of the apparatus of gymnasts for the qualification and make any necessary replacements - Give the change of apparatus height if necessary - Confirm departure plan, time flight/train number and airport/train station * At accreditation, head of delegation will have to give his/her e-mail and mobile phone details to receive all necessary information regarding the competition during the stay of their delegation. Reminder: modifications of the apparatus on which the gymnast will compete can ONLY be made until accreditation. ANY FURTHER CHANGES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. After this final confirmation of apparatus, only withdrawals will be accepted (no modification of apparatus). Withdrawal form must be duly completed, signed by the head of delegation and given at information desk. No other process of information of withdrawals will be taken into consideration. 7 8.2- Information desk Information desk is located Gate 28. All necessary information related to the event will be delivered on the Sportity application A WhatsApp group will be created for urgent questions to be asked only. Training and competition schedule will also be displayed at gate 28 and in the training hall. 8.3- Orientation meeting Orientation meeting will take place on Friday September 25th at 19.00: Accor Arena - Room Chabala. Participating federation attendance is compulsory. A maximum of 1 person per delegation is invited to participate: the Head of Delegation or their representative. ‘New Elements’ documents must be presented to WGYM delegates at the latest at the orientation meeting. All necessary questions must be addressed either at Orientation Meeting or through the information desk gate 28. 8.4- Sustainable development The French Federation acts for sustainable development. In this approach, the LOC will: - Limit the use of plastic bottles to the minimum. To accompany it, the LOC requests every member of the delegations to come with their personal sports bottle. To reach this goal, the LOC will provide some water areas to fill each accredited person’s sports bottle. - Ask all members of the de