🌟 Dream run for Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto! The 21-year-old champion soared to his third consecutive men’s all-round title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, racking up an overall score of 85.131 points. China’s Zhang Boheng fought through a few hiccups to seize the silver medal.
In the final, Hashimoto and Zhang kicked off on the floor exercise and powered through pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. Zhang wowed the crowd with a high-difficulty rings routine and a rock-solid landing, vaulting from seventh to second place.
Midway through, a dramatic moment unfolded when Japan’s rising star Shinnosuke Oka stumbled on floor, opening the podium race. Hashimoto kept his cool, delivering a flawless parallel bars routine that extended his lead, while Zhang dropped about 0.4 points with a small error.
On the horizontal bar, Zhang bounced back from a minor slip to finish strong. But Hashimoto, competing last, stuck his landing with perfect form—securing gold and writing history. 🤸♂️🎖️
With this victory, Hashimoto cements his status as the man to beat, and Zhang Boheng’s silver signals that China’s star is closing the gap. Stay tuned for more gymnastics action!
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Zhang Boheng claims silver, Hashimoto takes all-round gymnastics gold
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