Fans can watch 2009 World Gymnastics Championships on TV, Web

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 6, 2009 – U.S. fans will have more opportunities to enjoy the action from the finals of the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships in London than ever before – online and on both cable and broadcast television. Universal Sports will provide a live webcast, with a delayed telecast of the program on its network, from Oct. 15-18. NBC Sports will broadcast coverage from the World Championships on Oct. 24-25. 

Web/TV schedule (all times Eastern)
*Web= UniversalSports.com, Cable= Universal Sports TV
Date Event Web TV NBC Sports
Oct. 15 Men’s all-around finals 1:30 p.m 8 p.m.
Oct. 16 Women’s all-around finals 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 17 Individual event finals 7:55 a.m. 8 p.m.
Oct. 18 Individual event finals 7:55 a.m. 8 p.m.
Oct. 24 World Championships coverage 1:30 p.m.
Oct. 25 World Championships coverage 2 p.m.

The webcast will be available at universalsports.com. To find the channel for Universal Sports cable network, go to universalsports.tv. Universal Sports will also provide encore coverage of the NBC shows; please check universalsports.com/tvschedule for more information.

For the World Championships, usa-gymnastics.org is a great source for information, including a complete schedule, start lists, results, photos, event coverage, etc. The World Championships begin on Oct. 13 with the men’s preliminary round and conclude on Oct. 18 with the second day of individual event finals. The World Championships features competition in the men’s and women’s all-around and individual events. Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Its mission is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport. Its disciplines include men's and women's artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, and acrobatic gymnastics. For more information, log on to www.usa-gymnastics.org.