Russia, Belarus to compete under neutral designation at 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Athletes from Russia and Belarus will compete under a neutral designation at the upcoming 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, which are set for October 17-25 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. World Gymnastics confirmed to Gymnastics Now that Russian and Belarusian athletes will compete without their national flag in Rotterdam, instead using the neutral designations of World Gymnastics 2 (Russia) and World Gymnastics 1 (Belarus). This was also the case for the 2026 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, in August, when the Russian men and women featured on multiple podiums as WG2. World Gymnastics reiterated to Gymnastics Now that its executive...