Illia Kovtun (CRO) during podium training at the 2026 European Men’s Gymnastics Championships. (© Amy Sanderson/Gymnastics Now)

The 2026 European Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships are set for August 19-23 at Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia.

The meet, which features both juniors and seniors, will stray from a typical schedule, with the senior team final serving as the finale on Sunday.

Qualifying is crucial for teams and individuals as the top 13 teams and top 23 all-arounders not on a qualifying team will earn berths to the 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

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Two years out from LA28, veteran stars are making their way back into the fold, namely 2024 Olympic pommel horse champion Rhys McClenaghan, who is looking to win his fourth European title and first in two years after coming back from injury and shoulder surgery.

In the all-around, it is a relatively wide open race, but the biggest story is Illia Kovtun, who switched from Ukraine to Croatia after winning parallel bars silver at the 2024 Games. The two-time world all-around medalist is a medal favorite in front of his new home crowd. 2025 junior world all-around champion Arseniy Dukhno (WG2/RUS) is making his European Championships debut and looked exceptional in podium training. Two-time European all-around champion Adem Asil (TUR) took part in podium training but has since withdrawn from both this meet and the upcoming Mediterranean Games.

Here’s everything you need to know about when to tune in and how to watch, no matter where you live. Gymnastics Now is on-site in Zagreb and will have coverage throughout both the meet, so follow along here and on social.

How to watch the 2026 European Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Qualifying

Junior and senior qualifying will be streamed on GymTV.online. The cost is €20 if you didn’t previously purchase the men’s and women’s package.

Finals

Senior finals will be streamed for free in most places on Eurovision Sport – this includes the United States. Most European countries have TV rights deals – click here for a full list of where to watch.

Junior finals are also on GymTV.online and included with the price you pay to watch qualifying.

Scores

Live results are available on SmartScoring. We’ll track final results and medalists here.

Full day-by-day schedule for the 2026 European Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Date Session Croatia Time (CEST) Eastern Time (ET) Subdivision / Countries
Wed, Aug 19 Senior men’s qualification competition 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM 4:00 AM – 7:30 AM Sub 1: Lithuania, Hungary, WG1, Ukraine, Sweden, Slovakia, Luxembourg, Serbia, Romania, Latvia, Monaco, Georgia, Spain
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM Sub 2: Bulgaria, WG2, Cyprus, Norway, Israel, Armenia, Ireland, Belgium, Greece, Czechia, Portugal, Iceland
5:45 PM – 9:30 PM 11:45 AM – 3:30 PM Sub 3: France, Netherlands, Switzerland, Türkiye, Finland, Great Britain, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Poland, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Italy
Thu, Aug 20 Junior men’s qualification competition 10:00 AM – 12:50 PM 4:00 AM – 6:50 AM Sub 1: Spain, Italy, Finland, Portugal, Bulgaria, Poland, Armenia, Slovakia, Georgia, Latvia
2:00 PM – 4:50 PM 8:00 AM – 10:50 AM Sub 2: Germany, WG2, Great Britain, Türkiye, Czechia, Belgium, Serbia, Lithuania, Albania, Monaco, Romania, Iceland, Sweden, France, Switzerland, Ukraine
5:30 PM – 8:20 PM 11:30 AM – 2:20 PM Sub 3: WG1, Austria, Ireland, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Greece, Norway, Hungary, Israel, Slovenia, Cyprus, Netherlands
Fri, Aug 21 Senior men’s individual apparatus finals, Part 1 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM Top 8 per apparatus
Sat, Aug 22 Junior men’s individual apparatus finals 10:00 AM – 12:45 PM 4:00 AM – 6:45 AM Top 8 per apparatus
Senior men’s individual apparatus finals, Part 2 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM Top 8 per apparatus
Sun, Aug 23 Junior all-around final 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 4:00 AM – 6:00 AM Top all-around qualifiers
Senior team final 2:00 PM – 5:05 PM 8:00 AM – 11:05 AM Top 8 from qualification

Note: WG1 = Belarus, WG2 = Russia.