Gymnastics Championships 2023-24

DATES

3-4 February 2024

VENUE

New College Leicester, Glenfield Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 6DL, United Kingdom

ENTRY OPENING DATE

Tuesday 31 October 2023

ENTRY CLOSING DATE

Tuesday 09 January 2024 at 23:59 – Student / Competitor Deadline

(Students / Competitors must apply by this deadline)

Thursday 11 January 2024 at 23:59 – Institution Administrator Deadline

(Institutional Administrators are given 48 hours after the student / competitor deadline to approve entries)

ENTRY COSTS

Individual Men - £55

Individual Women - £55

STAGED ENTRY

Should the competition allow more entries a Stage 2 Entry window will open. Priority will remain with the entries received before the Stage 1 entry closing date. Entries received in the Stage 2 window and accepted into the competition, will be charged an additional 20% fee.

Women:

Grade 1 (4 apparatus) – Vault, Uneven Bars, Floor, Beam

Grade 2 (3 apparatus) – Compete in 3 out of 4 apparatus (choose on entry)

Grade 3 (2 apparatus) – Vault and Floor

Grade 4 (2 apparatus) – Vault and Floor

Men:

Grade 1 (6 apparatus) –Vault, Parallel Bars, Floor, Rings, Pommel, High Bar

Grade 2 (4 apparatus) – Compete in 4 out of 6 apparatus (choose on entry)

Grade 3 (2 apparatus) – Vault and Floor

Please see Appendix 1 and Reg 6 for BUCS Points available.

Team results are calculated by extracting the top four competitors scores from each institution in grades 1 or 2.

Institutions can enter and unlimited number of entries. However, should the event be oversubscribed BUCS will reserve the right to limit the number of competitors based on the number of universities who have entered.

Please ensure you submit entries in all competitions in order of preference. This means that when submitting entries, institution administrators should rank competitors in order of preference (e.g 1, 2, 3, 4).

To apply for the competition all eligible competitors must follow these steps:

1. Competitor to apply to the event on BUCS Play (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
2. Institution administrator approves entry (Instructions on how to do this can be found here)
3. BUCS approves/denies entry into competition and publishes confirmed entry list

Any data will be handled in accordance with BUCS Privacy Policy

By participating in this event you agree to adhere to BUCS General Event Disclaimer

To check whether you are eligible to compete in BUCS competitions, please visit REG 4 Individual Eligibility.

Rules for Levels and Symbol sheets can be found in the ‘Levels’ tab.

The Rules and Regulations can be found here

Competitor withdrawals must be made by a competitors athletic/students union by emailing the event lead.

Please see REG 7.9 for our withdrawal policy.

Competitors who withdraw after 23:59 on the 19 January 2024 or do not attend the competition will be classed as a late withdrawal/no show and therefore will be charged the entry fee and fined £50.

Those entering Grade 2 will be asked which apparatus they want to compete on

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event.

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

This will be released closer to the competition date.

If you are having any problems with the BUCS Play app please contact BUCS app support prior to the entry closing date

All questions should in the first instance should be directed to your Institution Administration.