From April 16 to 19, the Aspire Arena in Doha will host the penultimate Apparatus World Cup of the 2025 season, a key event on the artistic gymnastics calendar. With the presence of established stars and rising talents, the Qatari capital is preparing to welcome a diverse lineup seeking vital points ahead of the overall series standings, which will conclude in Cairo at the end of the month. The Doha World Cup is a key event on the 2025 artistic gymnastics calendar.

Among the standout names is Sabrina Maneca-Voinea (ROU), who returns to the stage of her first international victory in 2023 to compete on balance beam and floor. The Armenian Hamlet Manukyan, junior world champion, arrives motivated after winning pommel horse in Osijek, while the Swiss brothers Matteo and Luca Giubellini will experience their first World Cup appearance after the Paris Olympic Games. They are joined by legends such as Oksana Chusovitina and Artur Davtyan, in an edition that promises a high level of competition. This edition promises a high level of competition.

Intensity, history, and key points

The competition program will open on April 16 with men’s qualifications in floor, pommel horse, and rings, and women’s in vault and uneven bars. The next day will feature the women’s beam and floor, along with the men’s vault, parallel bars, and high bar. The apparatus finals will take place on April 18 and 19, both days broadcast live on figtv.sport, although with possible geographic restrictions depending on broadcast rights. The finals will be broadcast live, with possible geographic restrictions.

Beyond the spectacle, the Doha event could be decisive for several specialists. Nazar Chepurnyi (UKR) has chances to climb in vault and parallel bars, while Milad Karimi (KAZ) is emerging as a favorite in floor and high bar. On the women’s side, Chusovitina aims to secure her lead in vault, and Lucija Hribar (SLO) could get closer to the title in uneven bars. The pommel horse, with figures like Manukyan, Kurbanov, Idrissov, Hong Yanming, and Abu Al Soud, is shaping up to be the most contested apparatus of the competition. The pommel horse is shaping up to be the most contested apparatus.