2020 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships

For the women's event, see 2020 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
34rd European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
VenueMersin Gymnastics Hall
LocationMersin, Turkey
Start date9 December 2020
End date13 December 2020
Competitors125 (62 senior & 63 junior) from 20 nations

The 34th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held from 9 to 13 December 2020 at the Mersin Gymnastics Hall in Mersin, Turkey.[1] The competition was originally scheduled to be held from 27 to 31 May 2020 in Baku, Azerbaijan, but it was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The Baku event was rescheduled for 9 to 13 December, before the event was relocated to Mersin.[3][4] Originally an Olympic qualifying event, the competition was undesignated as such in light of the ongoing pandemic, so as to avoid pressuring member federations to attend if they were not willing to do so.[5]

Only 20 nations opted to send athletes, as the majority of countries withdrew out of concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. European Gymnastics barred the Polish Gymnastics Federation from sending any athletes due to outstanding financial obligations resulting from their hosting the 2019 edition of the event.[6]

  1. ^ AllSportDB.com. "2020 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men". allsportdb.com. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ "COVID-19 update – event cancellations". European Gymnastics. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Decisions regarding the 2020 Artistic Europeans". European Gymnastics. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ Shefferd, Neil (5 October 2020). "European Artistic Gymnastics Championships moved locations due to pandemic". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  5. ^ Gillen, Nancy (30 September 2020). "European Gymnastics Championships to be held without Olympic qualification this year". Inside the Games. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  6. ^ Morgan, Liam (31 October 2020). "European Gymnastics suspends Poland over unpaid debt". Inside the Games. Retrieved 6 December 2020.