2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
| 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Guangxi Gymnasium |
| Location | Nanning, China |
| Start date | 3 October 2014 |
| End date | 12 October 2014 |
The 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Nanning, China at the Guangxi Gymnasium from 3–12 October 2014. The competition was the fourth time a World Artistic Gymnastics Championships has been held in the continent of Asia.
The main arena where the competition was held was the Guangxi Gymnasium, which opened in 2012.
The training facilities for the competition was held at the Li Ning Sports Park . As per any International Gymnastics Federation competition format, there was a podium training session where the gymnast trains on the podium in the arena to get a feel for the competition equipment on a raised surface.
In April 2013, the mascots, Nannan (male) and Ningning (female) were released and were the official mascots of the event.
In the men's all-around final, only two gymnasts per country can compete. Ryohei Kato and Shogo Nonomura of Japan, Lin Chaopan of China, Max Whitlock and Daniel Keatings of Great Britain, and Nikita Ignatyev of Russia were amongst those who had earned scores in the qualification round high enough to qualify for the individual all-around final, but could not compete due to the two-per-country rule. On October 8, it was announced that Nile Wilson had pulled out of the All-Around final due to a wrist injury and that his teammate, Max Whitlock, would compete in his place. On that day, it was also announced that Alexander Shatilov of Israel had pulled out of the competition and would be replaced by reserve athlete Ferhat Arican of Turkey.
Kōhei Uchimura of Japan once again made history by winning his fifth consecutive World All-Around Title.
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