From September 24 to 27, Pesaro will become the meeting point for the world’s elite in acrobatic gymnastics. The Vitrifrigo Arena will welcome 254 gymnasts from different countries for the 30th Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, an event showcasing balance, strength, coordination and an enormous degree of trust between teammates. Over four days, athletes will compete for 16 sets of medals across five categories.
Acrobatic gymnastics has a particular feature that sets it apart from other disciplines: every movement also depends on another person. Pairs and groups must build routines in which balances, throws, somersaults and catches are performed with millimetric precision, often accompanied by music. In Pesaro, competitions will be held in the Men’s Pair, Women’s Pair, Mixed Pair, Women’s Group and Men’s Group categories, while a team title will also be awarded following the qualification phase.
Pesaro welcomes the elite of acrobatic gymnastics again
The choice of Pesaro as the host city carries special significance for international gymnastics. The Italian city has a long tradition of hosting competitions across different gymnastics disciplines and has previously welcomed major events in acrobatics, aerobics and rhythmic gymnastics. The Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, held every two years, represent the sport’s premier competition and will bring together athletes after months of preparation and a season marked by various international events.
The president of the International Gymnastics Federation, Morinari Watanabe, highlighted the relationship built between Pesaro and the gymnastics community, while the president of the Italian Gymnastics Federation, Andrea Facci, emphasized the growth acrobatic gymnastics has experienced in Italy. The city, also known for its connection to music and as the birthplace of composer Gioachino Rossini, will welcome participants from around the world in a setting that aims to combine the sporting demands of the championships with the distinctive atmosphere of a city accustomed to hosting major events.
The names arriving as protagonists in Pesaro
Among the main names to watch will be American brothers Vsevolod and Yaroslav Ossolodkov, who arrive as a men’s pair after remaining unbeaten in the competitions held this year. However, they will face several medal contenders, including representatives from Ukraine and Belarus and reigning world champions Daniel Abbasov and Murad Rafiyev, from Azerbaijan, who won the Combined and Balance titles in 2024. The men’s group competition will also draw particular attention to the Russian Federation, Great Britain and Ukraine, with 12 groups registered and two representatives from each of these three countries. Russians Sergei Kondrachuk, Nikolai Krestnikov, Artem Kuznetsov and Stepan Kulbakin also arrive with the distinction of having won all three World Cup events in which they competed this year.
The women’s competition will be the largest at the championships, with 30 participants registered in the category. Among them will be World Cup winners Nazrin Zeyniyeva, Anahita Bashiri and Zahra Rashidova, from Azerbaijan, as well as teams from Belarus, Great Britain and Russia. In the women’s pairs, World Cup champions Rony Cohen and Shiraz Sokolovsky, from Israel, are among the leading pairs alongside Willow Noble and Sydney Padios, from the United States, and Svetlana Filipeva and Vasilisa Gavrilina, from Russia. The mixed pairs category will also feature 2025 World Games champions Yevfrosyniia Kryvytska and Ivan Labunets, from Ukraine, along with pairs from Belarus and Russia.
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