Simone Biles demonstrated her exceptional position in gymnastics at the World Championships in Antwerp. Meanwhile, Sarah Voss managed to qualify for the Olympics.
Simone Biles demonstrated her exceptional position in gymnastics at the World Championships in Antwerp. Meanwhile, Sarah Voss managed to qualify for the Olympics.
US superstar Biles won both the balance beam and the floor on Sunday (October 8th, 2023), increasing her World Cup tally to a total of 23 gold medals. The 26-year-old won on beam with 14.800 points ahead of Zhou Yaqin from China (14.700) and vault world champion Rebeca Andrade from Brazil (14.300).
2023 World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp: Biles also wins on floor
Afterwards, Biles was unbeatable with her athletic performance on the floor, which was characterized by acrobatic series, and received 14.633 points. Andrade came second (14.500) ahead of her Brazilian compatriot Flavia Saraiva (13.966).
In the final men’s decision on the horizontal bar, all-around world champion Daiki Hashimoto prevailed with 15.233 points. Silver went to Croatia’s Tin Srbic (14,700) ahead of Su Weide from China (14,500).
Voss qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris
In the first final on the last day of the World Championships, Jake Jarman from Great Britain won the vault title with 15,050 points. Second went to Khoi Young from the USA (14.849), third was the Ukrainian Nasar Chepurnji (14.766).
Sarah Voss is now the second German gymnast to qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris. This emerges from the list published by the world association Fig on Sunday after the end of the World Championships.
Schäfer-Betz also has a secure starting place
The 23-year-old from Cologne secured her place at the World Cup thanks to her 19th place in qualifying. Pauline Schäfer-Betz had previously secured a designated starting place in Paris through the all-around qualification.
