The drawing of lots for the 26th World Championships in trampoline, tumbling, and double mini-trampoline (DMT) to be held in St Petersburg, Russia, was signed by the FIG Secretary General Andre Gueisbuhler and FIG Trampoline Technical Committee Vice President Nikolai Makarov on August 25, 2009, in St Petersburg.  The event will take place at the 25,000-seat St Petersburg Sports-Concert Complex (a.k.a., Peterburgsky Sport Concert Complex) on November 11-14, 2009.

Overall, the event will feature 366 entries from 33 countries representing 5 continents.  The participation seems stable from the 2007 World Championships in Quebec City, Canada, where there were 355 entries from 35 countries.  It should be noted that the actual final entries are generally a little lower than the entries recorded at the time of the drawing of lots.

In St Petersburg, the public will have the opportunity to watch gymnasts from Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Japan, Moldavia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the Ukraine, the United States, and Uzbekistan.  Argentina, which did not compete in Quebec City, is making an apparition in St Petersburg.  Greece, Ireland, and Kazakhstan, which competed in Canada, will not be represented in Russia.  Azerbaijan, Greece, Hungary, and Kazakhstan were originally featured in the provisional entries of the World Championships published last June, but ultimately decided against being represented in Russia.

In the men's individual trampoline competition, 91 trampolinists from 30 countries will compete, a drop from a record 97 trampolinists from 32 countries set at the 2007 Quebec World Championships.  It should be noted that the Chinese trampolinists will have the disadvantage of competing in the first of seven groups in the preliminaries.  In the women's individual trampoline competition, 64 trampolinists representing 24 countries are expected to be competing.  It will also be a slight drop since the last World Championships where 67 trampolinists from 26 countries competed.  The record was set at the 2003 World Championships in Hanover where 68 trampolinists competed.  The women's Chinese team will also be among the unlucky to compete in the first group.

In men's synchronized trampoline, 35 pairs from 21 countries will battle for the medals.  It should be a new record.  The previous record dates back to the 2001 Odense World Championships where 32 pairs competed.  In Quebec City, 30 pairs competed.  In women's synchronized trampoline, 25 pairs representing 13 countries will perform at St Petersburg's Sports-Concert Complex.  It should also be a new record.  The previous record dates back to the 1994 Porto World Championships with 24 pairs.  In Quebec City, 20 pairs from 15 countries competed.

In men's tumbling, 48 tumblers from 14 countries are expected to compete, a relative drop from the 53 tumblers from 16 countries in Canada.  The record was set at the 2003 Hanover World Championships with 59 gymnasts.  In women's tumbling, 29 tumblers are supposed to battle for the gold medal, representing 10 countries.  In comparison, 28 gymnasts from 9 countries performed in Quebec City.  The record dates back to the 1999 Sun City World Championships with 39 tumblers.

The men's DMT competition should feature 42 trampolinists from 12 countries, a slight increase from the numbers from two years ago (40 trampolinists from 13 countries).  The record from the 2001 Odense World Championships (47 trampolinists) should remain unchanged.  In the women's DMT event, 32 gymnasts are expected to represent 10 countries.  This should be a significant increase from two years ago where 23 athletes representing 8 countries competed.  The record in women's DMT was set at the 1996 Vancouver World Championships with 42.

The final registration for the 19th World Age Group Competition (WAGC) was also released.  39 countries confirmed their participation: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the Ukraine, the United States, and Uzbekistan.  Unfortunately, China, which will be one of the major countries at the World Championships, will not send a delegation to the WAGC this year.  Switzerland, Israel, Moldavia, and Slovakia will also skip the WAGC despite competing at the World Championships. 

On the flip side, 11 countries (Austria, Azebaijan, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Puerto Rico, and Qatar) will send a delegation to the WAGC despite not competing at the World Championships.

Link to the Drawing of Lots

Link to the final registration for the World Championships

Link to the provisional entries list released in June

Link to the final registration for the WAGC

Link to the FIG Website for the Event

Link to the FIG coverage of the drawing of lots

Link to the Official Website (still under construction)