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2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships

2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Arena montpellier.jpg
Arena Montpellier, where the competition took place
Venue Arena Montpellier
Location France Montpellier, France
Start date 19 September 2011
End date 25 September 2011
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The 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships was held in Montpellier, France, from September 19–25, 2011 at the Arena Montpellier. Only the top 24 groups from the 2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were allowed to take part in the group competition this time. These championships were the first qualifying event for the 2012 Olympics which will be held in London. In the group all-around competition, the top 6 teams qualified directly for the Group Competition at the 2012 Olympics, while teams placed 7th to 12th will get a second chance to qualify at the London test event in January 2012 for additional four spots. In Individual all-around, the top 15 gymnasts in the World Championships earned a place in the Olympic competition for their respective countries (subject to a maximum of two per country) with further 5 places to be decided at the test event (maximum one per country).

Yevgeniya Kanayeva
Daria Kondakova
Daria Dmitrieva
Alexandra Merkulova

Liubov Charkashyna
Melitina Staniouta
Aliaksandra Narkevich
Hanna Rabtsava

Alina Maksymenko
Ganna Rizatdinova
Viktoria Mazur
Victoriia Shynkarenko

The competition was held from September 19 to September 22.

The final was held on Tuesday, 20 September at 20:00 local time.

The final was held on Tuesday, 20 September at 20:30 local time.

The final was held on Thursday, 22 September at 20:00 local time.


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