The United States topped the medal table at the 52nd World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, with four titles, three silver medals and four bronze medals, with once again, in the lead, Simone Biles.
They were followed by Japan (3-1-1), China (2-3-2), Brazil (1-3-2), Great Britain, Germany, Ireland and Israel who won one gold medal each.
Biles won four national team crowns out of a possible six for her, by winning the maximum accumulation, balance beam, floor exercises and group competition, in addition to the vault silver.
Thus, she added 23 gold medals in world competitions, 30 in total, making her the most successful gymnast in history in these competitions.
She showed the skill that distinguishes her as a star in this sport. However, his main motivation was to come back: “It doesn’t matter if I get on the podium or not. “I just wanted to compete with confidence again, score goals for the USA, and then see what happens.”
In the men’s category, Japanese Daiki Hashimoto won the first prize among the best cumulative athletes, in addition to rising to the top in the team competitions and on the fixed beam.
Brazilian Rebecca Andrade gave an outstanding performance, the best for her country in this type of competition. She dominated on the vault, taking silver in the all-around, on floor and in the team event, the first world medal for South America in the event, and a bronze on balance beam.
Women’s teams from China, Brazil, Italy, Netherlands, France, Japan, Australia, Romania and South Korea have secured qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Among the men, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Netherlands and Ukraine have made it to the ticket.
In the competition, Cuban Diorges Escobar made his first appearance at the world level, where he ranked 68th in the overall qualifiers, with 76.065 points.
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