Gymnastics World Championships 2022: GB men and women secure team final places in Liverpool
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Gymnastics World Championships 2022 |
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Venue: M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool Dates: 29 October-6 November |
Coverage: Live coverage from 1-6 November on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app |
Great Britain's men and women have both qualified for the team finals at the 2022 Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool.
The women's team of Alice Kinsella, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Jennifer Gadirova, Jessica Gadirova and Ondine Achampong finished second.
Joe Fraser, Giarnni Regini-Moran, Jake Jarman, James Hall and Courtney Tulloch finished second in the men's event.
The women scored 164.595 while the men finished on 252.793.
The men's team, who won European and Commonwealth gold earlier this year, were pipped at the end by Japan who scored 260.695.
They also booked themselves six individual final places. European champion Fraser and Commonwealth gold medallist Jarman will both go in the all-around final.
Fraser qualified for the parallel bars final along with Regini-Moran, who will be in the floor final while Tulloch qualified in first place for the rings final.
Meanwhile in the women's event, the United States finished first with 167.263 as Jessica Gadirova and Jennifer Gadirova also secured places in the floor final.
Jessica has also qualified for the vault final and will be in the individual all-around final with Kinsella.
They are seeking a third team gold in 2022, following Commonwealth Games and European triumphs.