GB stars aim for Olympic spots at World Championships - live on BBC

Over 400 of the world's top artistic gymnasts from 84 nations will compete at the 54th World Championships in Rotterdam from 20-25 October. Qualification places for the 2028 Olympics are up for grabs and you can watch the action live across the BBC.

The most prestigious competition in the calendar carries extra importance this year as the top three nations in each team event in the Netherlands will earn places at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

China and Japan's men's teams start as favourites, while Great Britain retained the European title in August with a near-flawless display and could challenge for a medal.

The USA women have won every team final since 2011 and will be relying on the experience of Skye Blakely, who is competing at her fourth World Championships. This is a first senior Worlds for the rest of her team-mates, including Olympic team gold medallist Hezly Rivera.

The Russians, who are competing under neutral status, are European women's gold medallists, but reigning world all-around champion Angelina Melnikova was among three of their female gymnasts denied a visa to compete in Rotterdam.

Great Britain were fourth at the most recent Olympics and Europeans and are led by multiple major medallist Alice Kinsella, 13 months after she became a mother.

Reigning champion Daiki Hashimoto of Japan is vying for a fourth consecutive men's all-around world title, while Algerian Kaylia Nemour has a golden opportunity to become the first African winner in the women's event. Brilliant Brazilian Rebeca Andrade competes at a major global championships for the first time since her four-medal haul at the 2024 Olympics, which included gold on the floor.

Jake Jarman

The Olympic bronze medallist at Paris 2024 in floor is also a two-time world champion – in vault (2023) and floor (2025). The 24-year-old all-rounder did not compete in the European Championships this year or defend his titles at the Commonwealth Games in order to prepare for these World Championships.

Courtney Tulloch

Tulloch, 31, is affectionately known as Great Britain's 'King of the Rings'. He became the first British gymnast, and first black man, to win a World Championship medal on the apparatus in 2022.

Harry Hepworth

Hepworth, 22, enjoyed a spectacular Olympic debut at Paris 2024, not only winning Team GB's first ever Olympic medal on the vault but also making history as the first Briton to make an Olympic rings final.

Joe Fraser

In 2019, Fraser won Great Britain's first-ever gold metal on the parallel bars at the World Championships. He then became Britain's first European all-around men's champion. Now 27, he remains a key figure in the team.

Reuben Ward

The 21-year-old made history this year as Scotland's first all-around Commonwealth Games champion, as well as claiming silver in the pommel horse. He makes his World Championships debut.