Summary

  • Use play icon to rewatch coverage from Antwerp, Belgium

  • Men's floor final - GB's Harry Hepworth finishes in sixth

  • Women's vault final: USA's Simone Biles finishes in second place behind Brazil's Rebecca Andrade

  • Men's pommel horse final: GB's Max Whitlock finishes fifth; Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan wins gold

  • Women's uneven bars final: USA's Simone Biles finishes fifth

  • Men's rings final: GB's Harry Hepworth finishes in eighth

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

  1. WATCH: 'Best in the world!' - Ireland's McClenaghan retains world titlepublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 7 October 2023

    Watch the moment Ireland's "golden boy" Rhys McClenaghan retains his title with an incredible pommel horse performance at the World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp.

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    Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan retains world title

  2. WATCH: Andrade beats Biles to vault goldpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 7 October 2023

    Defending world and Olympic champion Rebeca Andrade beats Simone Biles to gold on the vault at the World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp.

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    Simone Biles is beaten to gold on vault by Rebeca Andrade

  3. 'Incredible' Biles wins sixth all-around titlepublished at 22:53 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

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    World Gymnastics Championships: USA's Simone Biles wins sixth world all-around gold

    American Simone Biles has become the most decorated gymnast in history after winning her second gold medal at the World Gymnastics Championships.

    After helping the United States to a record seventh consecutive team title earlier this week, the 26-year-old won all-around gold in Belgium on Friday.

    Her total of 34 world and Olympic medals is more than any other gymnast, male or female.

    Biles took gold with a score of 58.399 points.

    She finished ahead of defending champion Rebeca Andrade of Brazil (56.766), while Biles' American team-mate Shilese Jones took bronze with a score of 56.332.

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  4. 'One of best I've ever seen!' - GB's Jarman lands high-scoring vaultpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

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    World Gymnastics Championships: Great Britain's Jake Jarman lands high-scoring vault

    Japan's Daiki Hashimoto defended his men's all-around title at the World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp.

    Olympic champion Hashimoto claimed gold with a score of 86.132, while Ukraine's Illia Kovtun won silver and American Frederick Richard bronze.

    Japan's Kenta Chiba missed out on the podium after falling from the high bar on his final rotation.

    Great Britain's James Hall finished ninth and Jake Jarman 13th.

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  5. 'Smiles of joy!' - Biles leads USA to team goldpublished at 20:47 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

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    World Gymnastics Championships: Simone 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.

  6. 'Class act!' - Whitlock shines on Worlds returnpublished at 20:43 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

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

    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.

  7. Biles performs historic Yurchenko double pike vaultpublished at 20:41 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

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    Simone Biles perfoms historic Yurchenko double pike vault

    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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  8. Who should I watch out for at the World Gymnastics Championships?published at 20:39 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    Max WhitlockImage source, Getty Images

    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 medallistMax Whitlockwill 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.

  9. How can I watch the World Gymnastics Championships?published at 20:34 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    All times are BST and subject to late change

    BBC iPlayer

    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

  10. How to get involvedpublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

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    How do I start?

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

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

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