The Pan American region is set to host continental championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil beginning tomorrow, where nations across the Western Hemisphere will battle for team and individual spots for this year’s world championships.

Also notable is the return of Olympic legend Rebeca Andrade, who will compete for the first time since 2024 with a focus on vault to kick off her comeback.

What’s at Stake?

All of the continental championship meets this season most importantly serve as qualifiers for world championships, which will take place this autumn in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Unlike last year, nations can only attend worlds in 2026 and 2027 if they qualify teams or individual athletes. For WAG, the continent is allotted five teams and 13 individual all-around spots based on this week’s competition, while for MAG, there are spots available for four teams and six individual all-arounders.

Of course, medals are also up for grabs here, including for team, all-around, and apparatus competition, which is the primary goal for the junior athletes who are also competing in Rio.

Who’s Competing?

Here’s a list of the senior athletes expected to compete in Rio.

Note – UPAG/PAGU hasn’t yet released an official roster yet so the below is compiled from federation websites and social media and is incomplete at the moment. Will be updating throughout the day!

When’s It Happening?
Here’s the complete schedule. All times are local to Rio.

How Can We Follow Along?

Live streams will be available via the Panam Sports Channel and the UPAG PAGU YouTube channel.

There is no active link for live scores yet, but the Brazilian federation generally uses SportTech, and will likely share the link before the competitions begin.

Article by Lauren Hopkins