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Japan wins men's gymnastics team title and qualifies for 2028 Olympics
Japan won the men's team final at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on October 20.
Its five gymnasts scored 251.928 points across six events to take gold.
The win gave Japan a second consecutive world team title, after its victory at the 2023 championships.
Daiki Hashimoto competed in all six events and scored 14.866 on the final event, the high bar.
Japan, Russia and China qualified for the 2028 Olympics by finishing in the top three.
The Games will be held in Los Angeles, and the three teams have secured places in the men's team competition.
Japan won the men's team all-around title at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Rotterdam.
The victory secured Japan a place at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Japan scored 251.928, finishing 1.599 points ahead of Russia, while China took bronze.
The top three teams earned Olympic berths.
Daiki Hashimoto scored 14.866 on the horizontal bar in the final rotation.
- Who
- Japan's men's gymnastics team, comprising Daiki Hashimoto, Shinnosuke Oka, Shohei Kawakami, Ryosuke Doi and Fusuke Maeda.
- What
- Japan won the world championship men's team all-around title and qualified for the 2028 Olympics.
- When
- October 20, 2026.
- Where
- Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- Why
- The top three teams in the final earned berths at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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Japan won the men's team title at the previous world championships.
Japan won the men's team final in Rotterdam and secured an Olympic berth.
- Japan's total
- 251.928 points
- Margin over Russia
- 1.599 points
- Bronze medalist
- China
- Olympic qualification
- Top three teams qualified for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
- Hashimoto's final score
- 14.866 on the horizontal bar