Job search
Job Search
Latest news
More news: (showing 1 - 20 of 13726)           
UK only International

London’s O2 Arena takes on World Cup of Gymnastics following Team GB’s stellar Olympics

By Matthew Campelli    27 Sep 2016
Whitlock's success was one of the stories of the summer for Team GB / British Gymnastics

Max Whitlock, Amy Tinkler and Bryony Page are among the athletes invited to compete at the World Cup of Gymnastics, which will take place at London’s O2 Arena next year.

The event has been moved from Glasgow to the larger arena by the sport’s governing body, British Gymnastics, and the Barry Hearn-owned Matchroom Sport to capitalise on the interest elite gymnastics has experienced since Team GB’s stellar Rio 2016 Olympic Games campaign.

Great Britain’s team achieved its upper medal target of five set by UK Sport, with Whitlock winning two gold medals and Page achieving an unexpected silver.

The ‘all-round competition’ will occur on 8 April 2017 and will be broadcast on Sky Sports. Men will compete over six events – floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar – while the women will take on four – vault, uneven bars, beam and floor.

Jane Allen, chief executive of British Gymnastics, said the hosting the event was “testament to the huge success of our sport” and that the national governing body was going from “strength to strength”.

“The World Cup of Gymnastics is a fantastic competition with some of the world’s best gymnasts in action,” she added. “Having been staged superbly in Glasgow for many years in front of sold-out crowds this is a chance for even more new fans to witness our sport.”

Max Whitlock  British Gymnastics  gymnastics  O2 Arena 
Sign up for FREE ezines
Related news
Related features

Company profile

Company profile: Serco Leisure
Serco Leisure Operating Limited is one of the UK’s leading national operators of leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities.
View full profile >
More company profiles

Featured Supplier

Panatta to showcase innovation at major fitness and bodybuilding events in 2024
Panatta will consolidate its global presence throughout 2024 by attending a host of major industry events around the globe.
View full details >
More featured suppliers

Property & Tenders

Location: Loughton, IG10
Company: Knight Frank
Location: Grantham, Leicestershire
Company: Belvoir Castle
Location: Verwood, Dorset
Company: AVISON YOUNG
Location: Hall Place House, Bexley, DA5 1PQ
Company: London Borough of Bexley
Location: 15 Concessions across the nation's forests
Company: Forestry England
More properties & tenders

Diary dates

11-14 Apr 2024
Exhibition Centre , Cologne, Germany
22-24 Apr 2024
Galgorm Resort, York
10-12 May 2024
China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou, China
23-24 May 2024
Large Hall of the Chamber of Commerce (Erbprinzenpalais), Wiesbaden, Germany
More diary dates