Aeon Cup

ÆON CUP
Genresporting event
Frequencyannual
LocationsTokyo, Japan
Inaugurated1994 (1994)
Melitina Staniouta at the 2008 Aeon Cup

The Aeon Cup (stylized as ÆON CUP; Japanese: イオンカップ), also known as the Worldwide Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships (世界新体操クラブ選手権), is an international rhythmic gymnastics competition hosted by the Japanese Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation.

History

The event was founded in 1994 and takes its name from its sponsor, Aeon Co., Ltd. The president of Aeon (then Jusco) at the time proposed the event to promote "peace through sports". Athletes from both Serbia and Bosnia shook hands with each other during the inaugural event despite the ongoing Yugoslav Wars.

The event format has varied over time; for example, the 2000 Aeon Cup used a knockout format with four rounds of competition.

The event paused for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Format

The Aeon Cup is contested between rhythmic gymnastics clubs from different countries. No flags or national anthems are featured. Japan enters two clubs.

Each team includes two senior and one junior gymnasts. In addition to a club title, two all-around titles (a senior and a junior) are awarded. The top club of the Japanese Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships, as well as the clubs representing the same federations as the top 5 clubs the previous year, move directly to the finals, while all other gymnasts participate in qualifications. Another three club teams, four seniors, and two juniors qualify to the final round. Prize money is paid to the top three clubs and the top six senior individuals.

A portion of the event's proceeds are donated to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Times and venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium entrance

The tournament is held annually at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

Reception

According to TV Asahi, the Aeon Cup is regarded as one of the three major global rhythmic gymnastics competitions, alongside the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and the European Championships.

Results

Club medalists

Ed. Year Venue Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1 1994Tokyo
Metropolitan
Gymnasium
2 1995Bulgaria LevskiBelarus Dynamo MinskRussia Intercross
3 1996Russia IntercrossBulgaria LevskiBelarus Dynamo Minsk
4 1997Russia InterfinUkraine GratsiBulgaria Levski
5 1998Belarus Dynamo MinskRussia InterfinUkraine Derugina School
6 1999Russia GazpromBelarus Dynamo Minsk
7 2000Russia GazpromRussia MGFSOBelarus Dynamo Minsk
8 2001Russia GazpromUkraine Derugina SchoolBelarus Dynamo Minsk
9 2002Russia GazpromUkraine Derugina SchoolBelarus Dynamo Minsk
10 2003Russia GazpromBelarus Dynamo MinskUkraine Derugina School
11 2004Russia GazpromUkraine Derugina SchoolBelarus Dynamo Minsk
12 2005Russia GazpromUkraine Derugina SchoolBelarus Dynamo Minsk
13 2006Sun Arena, IseRussia GazpromUkraine Derugina SchoolBelarus Dynamo Minsk
14 2007Tokyo
Metropolitan
Gymnasium		Russia GazpromUkraine Derugina SchoolBelarus Dynamo Minsk
15 2008Russia GazpromUkraine Derugina SchoolBulgaria SC Iliana
16 2010Russia GazpromBelarus Dynamo MinskUkraine Derugina School
17 2011Russia GazpromBelarus Dynamo MinskUkraine Derugina School
18 2012Yoyogi Nat'l Gym.Russia GazpromBelarus Dynamo MinskUkraine Derugina School
19 2013Tokyo
Metropolitan
Gymnasium		Russia GazpromBelarus Dynamo MinskUkraine Derugina School
20 2014Russia GazpromBelarus Dynamo MinskUkraine Derugina School
21 2015Russia GazpromUkraine Derugina SchoolBelarus Dynamo Minsk
22 2016Russia GazpromBelarus DynamoUkraine Derugina School
23 2017Russia GazpromUzbekistan Garmonia EliteJapan Aeon R.G. Club [ja]
24 2018Takasaki
Arena [ja]		 Russia GazpromBelarus Dynamo MinskIsrael Team Israel
25 2019Russia GazpromUkraine Derugina SchoolBelarus Dynamo
26 2022Tokyo
Metropolitan
Gymnasium		Italy Ginnastica FabrianoUkraine Derugina SchoolUnited States NSR/Burlo Club
27 2023Germany TSV SchmidenUkraine Derugina SchoolIsrael Team Israel
28 2024United States Burlo/Pacific ClubUkraine Derugina SchoolItaly Ginnastica Fabriano
29 2025Ukraine Derugina SchoolIndividual Neutral Athletes AIN2United States Burlo/Pacific Club
30 2026Russia Sky GraceUnited States Burlo/Pacific ClubUkraine Derugina School

Individual all-around medalists

Senior

Ed. Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1 1994
2 1995Bulgaria Maria PetrovaUkraine Ekaterina SerebrianskayaUkraine Elena Vitrichenko
3 1996Ukraine Ekaterina SerebrianskayaBelarus Larisa LukyanenkoBulgaria Stella Salapatiyska
Ukraine Elena Vitrichenko
4 1997Russia Natalia LipkovskayaUkraine Ekaterina SerebrianskayaUkraine Elena Vitrichenko
5 1998Russia Alina KabaevaRussia Assel Mustafina [d]Belarus Evgenia Pavlina
6 1999Russia Alina KabaevaRussia Yulia BarsukovaBelarus Yulia Raskina
7 2000Russia Yulia BarsukovaBelarus Yulia Raskina
Russia Irina Tchachina		 None awarded
8 2001Russia Alina KabaevaRussia Irina TchachinaUkraine Tamara Yerofeeeva
9 2002Russia Alina KabaevaRussia Irina TchachinaUkraine Tamara Yerofeeeva
10 2003Russia Irina TchachinaRussia Alina KabaevaUkraine Anna Bessonova
11 2004Russia Alina KabaevaRussia Irina TchachinaUkraine Anna Bessonova
12 2005Russia Olga KapranovaRussia Vera SessinaUkraine Anna Bessonova
13 2006Russia Vera SessinaRussia Alina KabaevaBelarus Inna Zhukova
14 2007Russia Olga KapranovaRussia Vera SessinaUkraine Anna Bessonova
15 2008Russia Evgenia KanaevaUkraine Anna BessonovaUkraine Natalia Godunko
16 2010Russia Evgenia KanaevaRussia Daria KondakovaBelarus Melitina Staniouta
17 2011Russia Evgenia KanaevaRussia Daria KondakovaUkraine Alina Maksymenko
18 2012Russia Daria DmitrievaUkraine Anna RizatdinovaBelarus Melitina Staniouta
19 2013Russia Yana KudryavtsevaBelarus Melitina StanioutaRussia Margarita Mamun
20 2014Russia Margarita MamunRussia Yana KudryavtsevaBelarus Melitina Staniouta
21 2015Russia Margarita MamunUkraine Anna RizatdinovaRussia Alexandra Soldatova
22 2016Russia Margarita MamunUkraine Anna RizatdinovaRussia Alexandra Soldatova
23 2017Russia Dina AverinaRussia Yulia BravikovaBelarus Katsiaryna Halkina
24 2018Russia Dina AverinaRussia Arina AverinaIsrael Linoy Ashram
25 2019Russia Dina AverinaRussia Arina AverinaUkraine Vlada Nikolchenko
26 2022Italy Sofia RaffaeliUkraine Viktoriia OnopriienkoItaly Milena Baldassarri
27 2023Germany Darja VarfolomeevUkraine Viktoriia OnopriienkoItaly Sofia Raffaeli
28 2024Italy Sofia RaffaeliIndividual Neutral Athletes Alina HarnaskoUkraine Taisiia Onofriichuk
29 2025Ukraine Taisiia OnofriichukUnited States Rin KeysRomania Amalia Lică
30 2026Russia Sofiia IlteriakovaRussia Mariia BorisovaUnited States Megan Chu

Junior

Ed. Year Gold Silver Bronze Ref.
1 1994
2 1995Russia Anna ChichovaBulgaria Teodora AlexandrovaBelarus Valeria Vatkina
3 1996Russia Alina KabaevaNorth Korea Yun Myongran [d]Ukraine Tamara Erofeeva
4 1997Russia Alina KabaevaUkraine Anna BessonovaBelarus Elona Ossiadovskaya
5 1998Russia Zarina GizikovaBelarus Elona OssiadovskayaUkraine Anna Bessonova
6 1999Russia Zarina GizikovaUkraine Olena DzyubchukBelarus Alyona Gnezditskaya [d]
7 2000Russia Olessia Manouilova
Russia Dinara Gimatova		 None awarded Belarus Alyona Gnezditskaya [d]
8 2001Russia Olga Peskicheva [d]Belarus Valeria KurilskayaUkraine Anna Feteyeva
9 2002Russia Olga Peskicheva [d]Belarus Valeria KurilskayaCzech Republic Dominika Červenková
10 2003Russia Evgenia KanaevaBelarus Ekaterina Bezverkhaya [d]Ukraine Galina Shyrkina [d]
11 2004Russia Evgenia KanaevaBelarus Maria Yushkevich [d]Kazakhstan Mizana Ismailova [d]
12 2005Russia Evgenia KanaevaBelarus Maria Yushkevich [d]Ukraine Maryna Boyko [d]
13 2006Belarus Anastasia IvankovaUkraine Daria KushnerovaRussia Ekaterina Donich
14 2007Russia Alexandra ErmakovaUkraine Daria KushnerovaJapan Kana Yokoyama
15 2008Russia Daria DmitrievaBelarus Melitina StanioutaAzerbaijan Samira Mustafaeva
16 2010Russia Daria SvatkovskayaBelarus Arina CharopaUkraine Viktoriia Shynkarenko
17 2011Russia Alexandra SoldatovaJapan Kaho MinagawaBelarus Elena Bolotina
18 2012Belarus Katsiaryna HalkinaRussia Yulia BravikovaUkraine Anastasia Mulmina
19 2013Russia Yulia BravikovaBelarus Hanna BazhkoUkraine Eleonora Romanova
20 2014Russia Veronika PolyakovaBelarus Mariya TrubachAzerbaijan Zhala Piriyeva
21 2015Russia Alina ErmolovaUzbekistan Sabina TashkenbaevaAzerbaijan Zhala Piriyeva
22 2016Russia Maria SergeevaBelarus Alina HarnaskoIsrael Karin Kantorovich
23 2017Russia Anastasia SergeevaBelarus Anastasiia SalosUzbekistan Takhmina Ikromova
24 2018Russia Anastasia SergeevaJapan Aino YamadaBelarus Yana Striga
25 2019Italy Sofia RaffaeliUkraine Nikol KrasiukRussia Sofia Agafonova
26 2022Ukraine Taisiia OnofriichukUnited States Rin Alessia KeysItaly Lorjen D'Ambrogio
27 2023Germany Lada PuschUkraine Taisiia OnofriichukUnited States Rin Alessia Keys
28 2024Ukraine Taisiia RedkaUnited States Natalie de la RosaIndividual Neutral Athletes Nicole Liauta
29 2025Individual Neutral Athletes Kseniia SavinovaKyrgyzstan Asel ArapovaItaly Ginevra Bindi
30 2026Russia Iana ZaikinaUnited States Anna FilippIsrael Mariia Miachina

References

  1. 1 2 "イオンカップ2026世界新体操クラブ選手権" [Aeon Cup 2026 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships]. TV Asahi (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2026-10-06.
  2. ↑ "イオンカップ2026世界新体操クラブ選手権の大会詳細と結果" [Aeon Cup 2026 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships event details and results]. Japan R. G. Federation.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Yamaguchi, Daisuke (2022-11-06). "国旗・国歌なし 新体操イオン・カップに込められた理念" [No National Flags or Anthems: The Philosophy Behind the Aeon Cup Rhythmic Gymnastics Tournament]. The Nikkei (日本経済新聞) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-10-25.
  4. ↑ "AEON CUP 2000 - 大会結果" [Aeon Cup 2000 - Tournament Results]. Japan Rhythmic Gymnastics Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2001-05-03.
  5. 1 2 "리듬체조 국가대표 천송이, 이온컵 2012 리듬체조 클럽 세계선수권대회 참가" [National Rhythmic Gymnast Cheon Song-yi to Compete in the Aeon Cup 2012 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Club Championships] (in Korean). Korea Newswire (뉴스와이어). 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2026-10-25.
  6. ↑ Mirjam (2024-09-24). "Tutto quello che c'è da sapere sulla Aeon Cup 2024" [Everything you need to know about the 2024 Aeon Cup]. BlaBlaGym (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2026-02-17. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
  7. ↑ "AEON Cup 2026 в Японии: даты, состав российской команды и формат турнира по художественной гимнастике" [AEON Cup 2026 in Japan: dates, Russian team roster, and format of the rhythmic gymnastics tournament] (in Russian). Sport Express. 2026-10-25. Retrieved 2026-10-25.
  8. ↑ "Aeon Cup 2026 Directives". World Gymnastics. 2026-08-10. Retrieved 2026-10-27.
  9. 1 2 3 '95イオンカップ世界新体操クラブ選手権 ['95 Aeon Rhythmic Gymnastics World Club Championships] (in Japanese). 1995.
  10. 1 2 '96イオンカップ世界新体操クラブ選手権 ['96 Aeon Rhythmic Gymnastics World Club Championships] (in Japanese). 1996.
  11. 1 2 3 "4. World Team Championships in Chiba/Tokyo, Japan (29.-31. August 1996)". rsg.net. Retrieved 2026-10-28.
  12. 1 2 3 "Rhythmic Roundup". International Gymnast. Vol. 39, no. 12. December 1997. pp. 27–30. Retrieved 2026-10-27.
  13. 1 2 3 Crumlish, John (November 1998). "All around the world". Internaitonal Gymnast. Vol. 40, no. 11. pp. 17–21. Retrieved 2026-10-27.
  14. ↑ "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 1998". Sky Grace. 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  15. 1 2 3 Crumlish, John (January 2000). "Rhythmic Roundup". International Gymnast. Vol. 42, no. 1. pp. 19-21+. Retrieved 2026-10-27.
  16. ↑ "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 1999". Sky Grace. 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  17. 1 2 3 Crumlish, John (December 2000). "All around the world". International Gymnast. Vol. 42, no. 12. p. 30. Retrieved 2026-10-27.
  18. 1 2 3 Crumlish, John (December 2001). "Rhythmic Roundup". International Gymnast. Vol. 43, no. 12. p. 24. Retrieved 2026-10-27.
  19. 1 2 3 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2001". Sky Grace. 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  20. 1 2 3 Crumlish, John (November 2002). "All around the world". International Gymnast. Vol. 44, no. 11. pp. 20-21+. Retrieved 2026-10-27.
  21. 1 2 3 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2003". Sky Grace. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  22. 1 2 3 "2003 イオンカップ" [2003 Aeon Cup] (PDF). Japan Gymnastics Association (in Japanese). 2003-09-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-25.
  23. 1 2 3 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2004". Sky Grace. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  24. 1 2 3 "イオンカップ2004　結果速報" [Aeon Cup 2004 Results]. Japan Rhythmic Gymnastics Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2004-10-13.
  25. 1 2 3 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2005". Sky Grace. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  26. 1 2 3 "イオンカップ2005　結果" [Aeon Cup 2005 Results]. Japan Rhythmic Gymnasticss Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-10-24.
  27. 1 2 3 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2006". Sky Grace. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  28. 1 2 3 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2007". Sky Grace. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  29. 1 2 3 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2008". Sky Grace. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  30. 1 2 3 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2010". Sky Grace. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  31. 1 2 3 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2011". Sky Grace. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  32. 1 2 3 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2012". Sky Grace. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  33. 1 2 3 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2013". Sky Grace. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  34. 1 2 3 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2014". Sky Grace. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  35. 1 2 3 "Winners (AEON CUP 2016 Worldwide R.G. Club Championships in Tokyo) 08–11 Sep 2016" (PDF). Japan R.G.
  36. 1 2 3 "Winners (AEON CUP 2017 Worldwide R.G. Club Championships in Tokyo) 28 Sep – 1 0ct 2017" (PDF). Japan R.G.
  37. 1 2 3 "Winners (AEON CUP 2019 Worldwide R.G. Club Championships in Tokyo) 25–27 0ct 2019" (PDF). Japan R.G.
  38. 1 2 3 "AEON Cup 2025, Tokyo (JPN)". Retrieved 2026-10-25.
    "AEON CUP 2025 Worldwide R.G. Club Championships Media Results Book". 2026-10-25.
  39. 1 2 3 "Российские гимнастки стали победительницами клубного чемпионата мира в Токио". Sovetsky Sport. 2027-10-25. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
    "Россиянки выиграли клубный чемпионат мира по художественной гимнастике". Sports.ru. 2027-10-25. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
  40. ↑ "Aeon Cup 1995 Worldwide RSG Club Championship" (PDF). The Australian Gymnast. Vol. 23, no. 3. Spring 1995. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-23.
  41. 1 2 "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 1997". Sky Grace. 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  42. ↑ "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 1998". Sky grace. Retrieved 2026-10-27.
  43. ↑ "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 2000". Sky Grace. 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  44. 1 2 "Results, Senior – Final, Junior – Final (AEON CUP 2022 Worldwide R.G. Club Championships in Tokyo)" (PDF). Japan R.G.
  45. ↑ "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 1995". Sky Grace. 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  46. ↑ "Gymnasts who represented Russia at the AEON Cup — 1996". Sky Grace. 2025-10-15. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  47. ↑ "Results, Junior – Final (AEON CUP 2024 Worldwide R.G. Club Championships in Tokyo)" (PDF). Japan R.G.