Japan’s gym champ Daiki Hashimoto did it again! He snagged his third straight men’s all-round title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, edging out the Chinese mainland’s Zhang Boheng in a nail-biter final. 🤸✨
Hashimoto and Zhang kicked off the final together, spinning through all six events: floor (think flips and acrobatics), pommel horse (balance on those handles), rings (strength moves), vault (speedy sprint and jump), parallel bars (swinging grace), and the high-flying horizontal bar. Both started strong, but Zhang’s epic rings routine vaulted him from seventh up to second place—major props for that power move! 💪
Midway, a twist rocked the lineup when Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka fell on his floor routine, shaking up the medal race. Timing can be everything, right? Zhang stayed focused but had a small wobble on the parallel bars, leaving him about 0.4 points shy of Hashimoto. Even a tiny slip can mean the difference between gold and silver! 🥈
On the last event, the horizontal bar, Zhang brushed off another minor error and stuck his landing like a pro. Then came Hashimoto, calm and collected, nailing every twist and finishing with a perfectly stuck landing—sealing his gold with an 85.131 total score. 🏅
For young fans in Mumbai, Jakarta, and Manila, this showdown was pure adrenaline—proof that every spin, hold, and leap counts when you’re chasing that top spot. Who’s already practicing flips in their living room? 🙋♀️🙋♂️
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Zhang Boheng claims silver, Hashimoto takes all-round gymnastics gold
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