Summary

  • Use play icon to watch live coverage from Antwerp, Belgium

  • Japan's Hashimoto Daiki takes gold

  • USA's Frederick Richard takes bronze

  • Ukraine's Illia Kovtun take silver

  • GB's James Hall reaches 9th with a 82.331 score

  • GB's Jake Jarman is 13th with a 81.198 score

  • GB's Jake Jarman and James Hall qualified in third and fourth respectively

  • Japan's Kenta Chiba topped qualification ahead of teammate Kazuma Kaya

  • Championships continue until Sunday with live action on BBC iPlayer each day

Live Reporting

  1. 'Smiles of joy!' - Biles leads USA to team gold

    Watch Simone Biles' floor routine as she leads the USA to their seventh consecutive team gold at the World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp.

    World Gymnastics Championships: Simone Biles leads USA to team gold

  2. 'Class act!' - Whitlock shines on Worlds return

    Watch Max Whitlock's "sensational" return to the global stage as Great Britain finish fourth in the men's team final at the World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp.

    World Gymnastics Championships: Max Whitlock makes 'sensational' return in team final

  3. Biles performs historic Yurchenko double pike vault

    Simone Biles makes history on her return to the World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, becoming the first woman to land a Yurchenko double pike vault.

    The move - now renamed the Biles II - helps the 26-year-old American into first place in all-around qualifying.

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    Simone Biles perfoms historic Yurchenko double pike vault

  4. Who should I watch out for at the World Gymnastics Championships?

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    Who is representing Team GB?

    In the women’s team, World Championship silver medallists Alice Kinsella,Jessica Gadirova,Ondine Achampong and Georgia Mae-Fenton are joined by Ruby Evans, who is making her senior major championship debut.

    Gadirova, the reigning world floor champion, will hope to defend her title ahead of the Paris Olympics in August 2024.

    Six-time Olympic medallist Max Whitlock will make his return to the global stage for the first time since Tokyo 2020.

    He will compete alongside James Hall, Jake Jarman and Courtney Tulloch, who claimed team bronze at the 2022 World Championships.

    Harry Hepworth, who made his senior debut at the European Championships earlier this year, completes the men’s team.

    Who else should I look out for?

    Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles will compete for her 20th world title in Antwerp, while also becoming the first woman to represent Team USA at six Artistic World Championships.

    The 27-year-old, who took a two-year break from the sport after Tokyo 2020 to focus on her mental health, is part of an experienced US team of Skye Blakely,Shilese Jones,Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong.

    A gold medal for Team USA would be a seventh-straight win at the event.

  5. How can I watch the World Gymnastics Championships?

    BBC iPlayer

    Thursday, 5 October – Men’s All-Around Final

    18:30 - 22:00 on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website

    19:00 – 20:00 on BBC Two

    20:00 – 22:00 on BBC Three

    Friday, 6 October – Women’s All-Around Final

    18:30 – 21:00 on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website

    19:00 – 21:00 on BBC Two

    Saturday, 7 October – Apparatus Finals

    13:00 – 17:00 on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website

    13:15 – 16:30 on BBC One

    16:30 – 17:00 on BBC Two

    Sunday, 8 October – Apparatus Finals

    13:00 – 17:00 on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website

    13:15 – 14:45 on BBC One

    14:45 – 17:00 on BBC Two

  6. How to get involved

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    How do I start?

    British, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Gymnastics have tools to help you find the gymnastic activity that suits you.

    What is gymnastics?

    There are a number of disciplines in gymnastics, so it's highly likely there'll be one to suit your interests:

    Artistic is probably the most well-known form of gymnastics. Women tackle four activities, with men taking on six. These include the vault (run and spring over box), the rings (hoops suspended from the ceiling), the bars (parallel frames to swing between) among others. These activities involve you balancing and performing moves.

    Rhythmic is for women and girls involves performing a routine to music whilst using a ribbon, hula-hoop, ball, rope or clubs.

    Acrobatic is in a team, and includes balancing on your team-mates or throwing and catching elements.

    Aerobic is the most energetic of all the types of gymnastics. You perform a routine combined of jumps, lifts or lunges, either in pairs or in a group.

    Trampoline uses the apparatus to perform somersaults and high leaps.

    Is it for me?

    With 15 different types of gymnastic, all with varying levels of difficulty, there is bound to be one to suit you.

    What to expect when I start?

    Gymnastics helps to improve your flexibility, balance and co-ordination as well as boosting concentration.

    Gym-fit classes are a great way to combine gymnastics with traditional fitness classes to give you an all-round workout.

    Start your kids young and help them learn motor skills with pre-school classes.

    Gymnastics is an inclusive sport and traditional forms can be adapted to include people with a physical or learning disability, sensory impairments or health conditions. Find more information or your nearest class at Disability gymnastics.

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