Shining a light on some of the world's best athletes, Birmingham will soon once again become the world's stage for impressive, top-class sporting talent.
This November, our very own Utilita Arena will welcome more than 1,000 gymnasts from more than 40 countries to the 37th edition of the FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships.
The eight days of thrilling competition between some of the best athletes from across the globe, including our British and local sporting stars, is set to create an unmissable event.
Encompassing the Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships and the World Age Group Competitions, spectators can expect to see moments that inspire and amaze.
Dreams will come alive, records will be broken and medals won - as well as the chance for the athletes to reach for the stars with the competition being the all-important primary qualification event for the Olympic Games 2024 in Paris.
With that being said, being such a pinnacle event in the discipline of trampoline gymnastics, tickets are selling quickly.
The gravity-defying discipline
In short, trampoline gymnastics is one of the most thrilling, exhilarating and breathtaking sports around.
Elite trampoline gymnasts are quite literally flying solo for the seconds they are in the air. With very little margin for error, this sport requires precise technique and perfect body control, as well as courage and elegance.
At the FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, athletes will compete in Individual and Synchronised Trampoline, Double Mini-Trampoline (DMT) and Tumbling.
Here's the world-class agility you can experience...
Individual Trampoline
Athletes perform 10 acrobatic skills in sequence and without stops while jumping on a trampoline. Skills range from simple jumps and somersaults in the straight, pike, or tuck position to more complex combinations of forward and backwards somersaults, with or without twists.
Gymnasts need to hit the centre of the trampoline bed each time and are judged on four specific areas: execution, difficulty, time of flight and horizontal displacement.
Synchronised Trampoline
Athletes perform the same skills displayed in Individual Trampoline but must perform these in perfect synchronisation with their partner on an adjacent trampoline. Synchronised exercises are composed of ten elements and gymnasts need to hit the centre of the trampoline each time in perfect synch with their partner, with the score judged on: execution, difficulty, synchronization and horizontal displacement.
Double Mini-Trampoline
Described as a combination of athletics, trampolining and gymnastics, athletes sprint down a carpeted run-up and hurdle onto the apparatus before performing complex somersaulting skills with the same precision required on the trampoline. Scores are based on difficulty and execution which are judged on form, height and distance.
Tumbling
The rhythm of Tumbling has been likened to that of a snare drum. It comprises a quick, crisp string of eight tumbling elements. Gymnasts sprint down a track to gather momentum before launching themselves into tumbling sequences finishing with a grand finale off the track onto the landing area, usually the most difficult and spectacular element of all.
Athletes are judged on difficulty and execution, which includes height and rhythm, and control on landing.
Taking Birmingham to new heights
Utilita Arena will be host to the 37th edition of the FIG Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships from November 9 to 19, 2023.
Tickets to the FIG World Trampoline Championships are on sale now, but there has already been extremely high demand from fans all across the world so time is of the essence.
Secure your place now from £20 for adults and £10 for under 16s and concessions.
Book your tickets today at worldtrampolinegymnastics2023.com #WTGC2023
