International experience provides wonderful opportunities for our athletes and officials. Gymnastics NZ facilitates a limited number of international tours each year, determined in collaboration with the sport technical committees.
Once a tour team has been selected, the team is announced here on the website and on our social channels.
For clubs wishing to go on overseas tours, please see the club tours information.
All athletes and officials wishing to travel on an international tour must read and understand the tour information below.

Tours Process
Tours Roles and Responsibilities
The below roles and responsibilities supersede what is in the above tours manual, which is currently being updated.
Tour Agreements
Current International Tours
2026 Suzuki World Cup, Japan - 18-19 April
- aspiring tour
- qualification criteria
- ITTs closed Sunday 21 September
2026 Australian Gymnastics Championships, Sydney - 18-20 July
- development tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 15 February
2026 Aerobics World Championships, Spain - 13-15 September
- performance tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closes Monday 20 April
2026 national squad selection policy
2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
- 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games key events criteria
- 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games nomination criteria
Nomination criteria clarification: For the avoidance of doubt the GNZ selectors for MAG nominations to the NZOC are:
- Ben MacCormack
- Lucy Brittain
- Mark Jujnovich
2026 Youth Olympic Games
2026 World Cup Turkey and EnBW DTB Pokal Team Challenge Germany - 12-22 March
- performance tour
- World Cup Turkey - 12-15 March
- EnBW DTB Pokal Team Challenge Germany - 19-22 March
- qualification criteria
- junior international qualification criteria (Youth Olympics key event)
- ITT closed Sunday 21 September
2026 World Cups Egypt and Croatia - 3-12 April
- performance tour (Commonwealth Games key events)
- World Cup Egypt - 3-6 April
- World Cup Croatia - 9-12 April
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 21 September
2026 Oceania Championships, Australia - 7-12 May (TBC)
- senior: performance tour (Commonwealth Games key events)
- junior: aspiring
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Tuesday 27 January
2026 Australian Gymnastics Championships, Sydney - 30 June-5 July
- development tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 15 February
Pharoah's Cup, Egypt - 15-20 September
- aspiring tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closes Sunday 3 May
2026 Artistic World Championships, Netherlands - 17-25 October
- performance tour
- qualification criteria
- ITTs opening soon
2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games
- 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games key events criteria
- 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games nomination criteria
Nomination criteria clarification: For the avoidance of doubt the GNZ selectors for WAG nominations to the NZOC are:
- Ben MacCormack
- Lucy Brittain
- Nyssa Willcocks
2026 Youth Olympic Games
2026 World Cup Turkey and EnBW DTB Pokal Team Challenge Germany - 12-22 March
- performance tour (Commonwealth Games key events)
- World Cup Turkey - 12-15 March
- EnBW DTB Pokal Team Challenge Germany - 19-22 March
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 21 September
2026 World Cups Egypt and Croatia - 3-12 April
- performance tour (Commonwealth Games key events)
- World Cup Egypt - 3-6 April
- World Cup Croatia - 9-12 April
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 21 September
2026 Australian State Championships - May
- development tour
- location and date TBC
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 21 September
2026 Oceania Championships, Australia - 7-12 May (TBC)
- senior: performance tour
- junior: aspiring
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Tuesday 27 January
Pharoah's Cup, Egypt - 15-20 September
- aspiring tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closes Sunday 3 May
2026 Artistic World Championships, Netherlands - 17-25 October
- performance tour
- qualification criteria
- ITTs opening soon
2026 World Cup Sofia, Bulgaria - 28-30 March
- performance tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 21 September
Oceania Championships – April/May TBC
- performance tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 23 November
Portimão International Tournament 8-10 May and World Challenge Cup 15-17 May plus lead in event TBC
- aspiring tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 23 November
Australian Nationals - July TBC
- aspiring tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 23 November
Milan World Cup - 10-12 July plus lead in event TBC
- performance tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 23 November
Tamara Cup - 14-16 August
- development tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 23 November
2026 Rhythmic World Championships, Germany - 12-16 August
- performance tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closes Sunday 26 April
2026 World Cup, Netherlands - 12-13 March
- HPSNZ athlete performance tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 21 September
2026 World Cups tour - 23 June-12 July
- Arosa World Cup - 26-27 June
- Coimbra World Cup - 4-5 July
- Scalabis Cup - 9-11 July
- performance tour
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 15 February
2026 Australian Gymnastics Championships, Sydney - 7-12 July
- development
- qualification criteria
- ITT closed Sunday 15 February
2026 Riccione World Cup, Italy - 3-4 October
- performance
- qualification criteria
- ITT closes 1pm Friday 15 May
2026 World Championships, Nanjing, China - 4-8 November
- performance
- qualification criteria
- ITT closes Saturday 20 June
2026 World Age Group Championships, Nanjing, China - 12-15 November
