Japan's men win the world team gymnastics title again and a place at Los Angeles 2028
Daiki Hashimoto closed the final on the high bar as Japan won by 1.599 points in Rotterdam.
Japan won the men's team final at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam on Tuesday, scoring 251.928 points across the six apparatus. The win secures one of three team places at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.12
Daiki Hashimoto, the double Olympic champion from Tokyo 2020, competed on all six apparatus and finished the evening with 14.866 on the high bar. Paris 2024 triple gold medallist Shinnosuke Oka, Shohei Kawakami, Ryosuke Doi and Fusuke Maeda completed the team.23
A third straight global title
Japan had also won the team event at the 2023 world championships, the last time it was held, and at the Paris Olympics. Their winning margin was 1.599 points, with China third.23
Japan posted the best team score on pommel horse, 42.332, and the second-best on vault and high bar. Scores from qualifying did not carry over into the final, where three gymnasts per team performed on each apparatus.12
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- 1World GymnasticsMen's Team Final Results, Rotterdam 2026
- 2Asahi Shimbun / Kyodo体操日本金メダル、ロス五輪へ 世界選手権男子団体決勝
- 3Yomiuri Shimbun世界体操男子団体で日本が連覇、ロス五輪出場枠を獲得
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