Daiki Hashimoto captures gold in men’s all-around at world championships

Japan's Daiki Hashimoto claimed his fourth consecutive world all-around gymnastics title, narrowly missing the current record held by Simone Biles and Kohei Uchimura by just two points. Hashimoto secured 85.998 points, triumphing by 1.799 points over China's Yang Haonan in Rotterdam, Netherlands. This represents the largest margin of victory in a men's all-around competition at an Olympics or a world championships since Uchimura's record-breaking 1.958 points victory in 2013.

Hashimoto commented before the Worlds that he no longer focuses on defending his title or aiming for a fourth consecutive win, finding less and less meaning in those aspects each year.

Joe Fraser of the United Kingdom secured the bronze medal, while Frederick Richard, the 2023 bronze medalist, placed ninth, marking the first time a U.S. man had ever placed within the top 10 at multiple Worlds since Sam Mikulak's sixth place in 2013 and fifth in 2018.

Prior to the final, Hashimoto qualified second in the competition, but Japan's Shinnosuke Oka, the 2024 Olympic all-around champion, unfortunately fell on his vault during the fourth routine and on high bar during the final routine, resulting in an eighth-place finish. The gymnastics worlds continue on Friday with the women’s all-around final, available live on Peacock and NBCSN at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Following the men's all-around events, the U.S. women will compete in their pursuit of extending a remarkable streak, as at least one American woman has made every Olympic and world all-around podium since 2003, a 23-globe championship streak. Frederick Richard is also looking to secure his first national all-around title at the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships this week, as well as to reflect on his performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics, which will be broadcast live on Peacock and NBCSN.