GB stars aim for Olympic spots at World Championships – live on BBC

Over 400 of the world's top artistic gymnasts from 84 nations compete at the World Championships in Rotterdam, this week, with Olympic spots up for grabs. Over 400 of the world's top artistic gymnasts from 84 nations will compete at the 54th World Championships in Rotterdam from 20-25 October. Qualification places for the 2028 Olympics are up for grabs and you can watch the action live across the BBC. The most prestigious competition in the calendar carries extra importance this year as the top three nations in each team event in the Netherlands will earn places at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. China and Japan's men's teams start as favourites, while Great Britain retained the European title in August with a near-flawless display and could challenge for a medal.

The USA women have won every team final since 2011 and will be relying on the experience of Skye Blakely, who is competing at her fourth World Championships. This is a first senior Worlds for the rest of her team-mates, including Olympic team gold medallist Hezly Rivera. The Russians, who are competing under neutral status, are European women's gold medallists, but reigning world all-around champion Angelina Melnikova was among three of their female gymnasts denied a visa to compete in Rotterdam. Great Britain were fourth at the most recent Olympics