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BBC transmission schedule - Artistic Gymnastics

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2010 World Champion Aliya Mustafina




Thanks to the BBC, we have free wall to wall coverage of the artistic gymnastics at this year's Olympics. Only the podium training remains as a last, unfortunate, omission from mainstream TV.

If you have Freeview/Freesat, take a look at your TV guide and you will see 24 extra channels where the various Olympic sports will have their homes. This week's Radio Times has a comprehensive guide to all the channels from which I'll extract the information as to where you can watch the gymnastics. The teams competing in the qualifying sessions are listed according to the order in which they will compete on the apparatus. For the men, this means Floor, Pommel Horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars and High Bar. So, for example, in the first qualifying session Britain will be beginning their efforts on Rings, progressing next to vault etc etc. For the women, the rotations begin on vault, then uneven bars, then beam, then floor.

All times given are local London time









Saturday 28th July

10.55 am - 1.30 pm

First qualifying session, Men's Artistic Gymnastics BBC Olympics 11
(Mixed Group 3, Korea, Great Britain, China, France, MG4)

3.25 pm - 6.10 pm

Second qualifying session, MAG, BBC Olympics 1
 (Italy, USA, MG6, MG5, MG1, Japan)

7.55 pm - 10.30 pm

Final qualifying session, MAG, BBC Olympics 6
(Spain, Ukraine, Romania, Germany, MG2, Russia)

Sunday 29th July

9.25am - 12.50 pm

First and second qualifying sessions, Women's Artistic Gymnastics, BBC Olympics 9
1:  MG2, MG1, MG6, Brazil
2:  MG4, Italy, MG3, Australia

2.40 pm - 6.05 pm
Third and fourth qualifying sessions, WAG, BBC Olympics 9
3:  USA, Canada, Great Britain, France
4:  MG7, Germany, China, Russia

7.55 pm - 9.35 pm
Final qualifying session, WAG, BBC Olympics 9
5 :  MG5, Japan, MG8, Romania

Monday 30th July

4.25 pm - 7.30 pm
Men's team final, BBC Olympics 2

Tuesday 31st July

4.25 pm - 6.55 pm
Women's team final, BBC Olympics 1

Wednesday 1st August

4.25 pm - 7.25 pm
Men's individual all around final, BBC Olympics 5

Thursday 2nd August

4.25 pm - 6.50 pm
Women's individual all around final, BBC Olympics 5

Sunday 5th August

1.55 pm - 4.40 pm
Event finals - men's floor, women's vault, men's pommel horse, BBC Olympics 4

Monday 6th August

1.55 pm - 4.40pm
Event finals - men's rings, women - uneven bars, men's vault, BBC Olympics 1

Tuesday 7th August

1.55 pm - 5.25 pm
Event finals - men's parallel bars, women's beam, men's high bar, women's floor, BBC Olympics 1

Happy viewing! 

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  1. Katie26 July 2012 at 10:32

    What happens for those of us who have sky?

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  2. Queen Elizabeth26 July 2012 at 11:12

    I'm afraid I'm not sure Katie - I would check your Sky guide if you can. I've offered the BBC coverage up as it seems to be comprehensive - and accessible for free to all TV licence payers in the UK.

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