
The gymnastics competition at this year’s Mediterranean Games begins in Taranto, Italy this Sunday, and we’ve got everything you need to follow along, including the complete athlete rosters, full schedule, and links for following along via live scores and streams.
What’s at Stake?
Held every four years, the Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport event that bring together athletes from countries that border the Mediterranean Sea. As with most major Games, gymnasts compete for team, all-around, and apparatus medals across several days of action, with the first day of competition serving as both the team final and the qualifier for individual finals, which will be held over the next few days.
Italy, the host country, sent its top teams to the European Championships, but the B teams competing here will still stand out as the primary contenders for many medals on both the MAG and WAG sides, with a top-tier Turkish team also capable of strong results here, while Kaylia Némour will be an individual to watch for WAG, and she’ll also hope to lead Algeria to its first team medal at the Games.
Who’s Competing?
Here’s a list of the athletes expected to compete in Taranto.
| ALBANIA | |
| Matvei Petrov | |
| ALGERIA | |
| Ahmed-Riadh Aliouat Bilal Bellaoui (reserve) Adam Cogat Hmida Djaber Houssem Eddine Hamadouche Youcef Semmani |
Louna Hamames-Moallic Sihem Hamidi Léna Khenoun Djenna Laroui Kaylia Némour Malek Rezagui (reserve) |
| CROATIA | |
| Marko Sambolec Mateo Zugec |
Antea Sikic Kaucic Tina Zelcic Christina Zwicker |
| CYPRUS | |
| Georgios Angonas (reserve) Ilias Georgiou Marios Georgiou Michalis Isaias Neofytos Kyriakou Sokratis Pilakouris |
Georgia Charalampous Eva Dionysiou Kalypso Papaioannou |
| EGYPT | |
| Mohamed Afify Mostafa Ahmed Mazen Ali (reserve) Omar Elshobki Omar Mohamed Abdelrahman Wakid |
Jana Mahmoud |
| FRANCE | |
| Lorenzo Aymes Swaïmy Bellil Alphonce Burbail Antonin Delaye Enae Fouchard Alan Moullec (reserve) |
Noélie Ayuso Romane Hamelin Lilly Havard Alizée Letrange-Mouakit Noémie Pages (reserve) Célia Serber |
| GREECE | |
| Ioannis Chronopoulos Apostolos Kanellos Antonios Tantalidis Christos Tsingelidis Stefanos Tsolakidis |
Anastasia Chantzi Olga Marina Kapoti Christina Kiosi Maria Sofia Livogianni Athanasia Mesiri |
| ITALY | |
| Tommaso Brugnami Ivan Brunello Matteo Levantesi Stefano Patron Niccolò Vannucchi Diego Vazzola (reserve) |
Angela Andreoli (reserve) Eleonora Calaciura Emma Fioravanti Benedetta Gava Artemisia Iorfino Sofia Tonelli |
| LEBANON | |
| Lamar Alshami Sara Mroueh |
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| MOROCCO | |
| Hamza Hossaini | Danielle Ferris |
| MONACO | |
| Kevin Crovetto | |
| PORTUGAL | |
| Bernardo Almeida Luis Lechaud Marcelo Marques |
Mafalda Costa Mariana Parente Joana Reis |
| SERBIA | |
| Petar Vefic | |
| SLOVENIA | |
| Luka Bojanc Kevin Buckley Anze Hribar Toni Kastelic Gregor Rakovic |
Teja Belak Lucija Hribar Tjasa Kysselef Vita Prijanovic Zala Trtnik |
| SPAIN | |
| Unai Baigorri (reserve) Daniel Carrion Thierno Diallo Sergio Kovacs Nicolau Mir Ignacio Yockers |
Carlota Armenta (reserve) Leire Escauriaza Marina Escudero Erika Guindel Aitana Pacheco Alba Petisco |
| SYRIA | |
| Mhd Talal Blidy | Seema Tello |
| TUNISIA | |
| Moetamen Bellah Jelassi | |
| TÜRKIYE | |
| Ferhat Arican Alperen Ege Avci Ibrahim Colak (reserve) Altan Dogan Mert Efe Kilicer Mehmet Ayberk Kosak |
Ceren Biner Sevgi Kayisoglu Zeynep Kurtulus Ilayda Sahin Bengisu Yildiz |
When’s It Happening?
Here’s the complete schedule. All times are local to Santo Domingo.
| SUNDAY AUGUST 30 | |
| 10:00 am | Women’s Team Final & Individual Qualification Subdivision 1 (Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Portugal, Slovenia) |
| 2:00 pm | Women’s Team Final & Individual Qualification Subdivision 2 (Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Morocco, Syria) |
| 5:00 pm | Women’s Team Final & Individual Qualification Subdivision 3 (France, Italy, Spain, Türkiye) |
| MONDAY AUGUST 31 | |
| 2:00 pm | Men’s Team Final & Individual Qualification Subdivision 1 (Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Greece, Monaco, Morocco, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Syria, Tunisia) |
| 5:30 pm | Men’s Team Final & Individual Qualification Subdivision 2 (Cyprus, Egypt, France, Italy, Spain, Türkiye) |
| TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 | |
| 10:30 am | Women’s All-Around Final |
| 5:00 pm | Men’s All-Around Final |
| WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2 | |
| 10:30 am | Apparatus Finals Part 1 (WAG Vault and Uneven Bars, MAG Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse, and Rings) |
| 6:00 pm | Apparatus Finals Part 2 (WAG Balance Beam & Floor Exercise, MAG Vault, Parallel Bars, and High Bar) |
How Can We Follow Along?
The Taranto 2026 website will have live scores linked to each session once the competition begins. I’ve linked to the schedule overview for gymnastics, where you’ll be able to click through each day to see which events are held, which is where the live scores will appear once the sessions are active.
You should be able to stream every event on Eurovision Sport, and we’ll be live blogging some of the sessions if you’re unable to tune in. Right now, I can guarantee the second and third subdivisions of WAG qualifications as well as both the WAG and MAG all-around finals and part of the apparatus finals. Keep an eye out for our links each day!
Article by Lauren Hopkins