Olympic bronze medallist Nile Wilson has announced his retirement from gymnastics. In an emotional post on his Instagram account, Wilson said: "Today I hang up my hand guards and retire from the professional sport of gymnastics." "Gymnastics, you are the best sport in the world! You are my first love, my addiction,
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Simone Biles sets all-time medal record at Stuttgart world championships
There is surely nothing left that could be surprising about US gymnast Simone Biles. She has dominates the world of women's artistic gymnastics; is an open book when she has something to say, and she collects medals like many others her age collect shoes. The one thing that Biles doesn't do, however,
Minsk 2019: Russia dominates gymnastics at European Games
With four gold medals, Russia topped the medal table in artistic gymnastics at Minsk 2019. Angelina Melnikova and David Belyavskiy set the bar by winning the individual all-around qualifications in the women's and men's events in the European Games. Two days later, they won their all-around titles. Melnikova, who was in the Russian
Minsk 2019: Russia’s Angelina Melnikova the smiling star of European Games apparatus finals
Minsk 2019: Oleg Verniaiev comes back to take European Games all-around silver
After a disappointing eighth-place finish in the qualifications, defending champion Oleg Verniaiev regrouped to win the men's all-around silver medal at the Minsk 2019 European Games. The Ukrainian is not yet in peak form as he recovers from surgery he had in January on an injury to his left ankle that
Minsk 2019 European Games: Angelina Melnikova and David Belyavskiy top all-around gymnastics qualifications
The qualifications in artistic gymnastics competition saw the Europe’s top male and female gymnasts from across Europe vying for places in the all-around and apparatus finals. In the men’s event, Russia’s David Belyavskiy came out on top of the men’s all-around qualification with a score of 86.499. Returning to competition following injury,
Minsk 2019 European Games: Great Britain’s Becky Downie pacing herself for success against younger rivals
Mother Russian: new mum Aliya Mustafina leads Russia at world championships
European Championships 2018: Artur Dalaloyan leads Russian charge to top of gymnastics medal table
Russia dominated the gymnastics competition at Glasgow 2018, winning nine medals in total, four of them gold. Artur DALALOYAN (RUS) was the most decorated gymnast, winning three gold medals, in the team event, and on vault and parallel bars. "My favourite medal was the team medal, because everybody in Russian gymnastics worked
