Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2023: Rebeca Andrade takes vault gold as Simone Biles adds silver to her ever growing medal collection 

Rebeca Andrade of Brazil won her second World vaulting title Saturday (7 October) at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, edging out USA star Simone Biles, who flew backward out of her first vault.

The 24-year-old Brazilian averaged a 14.750 for the gold with Biles at 14.549. Andrade is the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion on the event, and took her first World title on the event in 2021.

It was Biles' 28th medal at the World Championships and her 35th major career medal, the record.

Andrade was the final's last competitor. Nearly sticking her Cheng (round off onto the board, front handspring, front layout one-and-a-half twist off) first vault for a massive 15.000. Needing better than 14.098 to take the gold, she boomed a double-twisting Yurchenko, earning a 14.500.

As the duo waited for the final score to flash, they sat side-by-side, chatting. When confirmation came on the Sportpaleis' massive scoreboards, Andrade and Biles clasped hands before Andrade's celebreation kicked into high gear running to coach Francisco Porath who was hold a Brazilian flag for his pupil.

"I'm really happy about this for Brazil, it's another gold," Andrade told Olympics.com afterward. "I don't know if I expected it in my mind, of course, we always try to win, but the principal goal is to do my part."

2020 Olympic bronze medallist Yeo Seo-jeong claimed her first World medal on the event in third (14.416). The medal is also a first for the Republic of Korea on the event at Worlds.

Biles went for her daring Yurchenko double pike as the final's first competitor but had too much power to control and jumped to her back on the landing. The vault, now called the Biles II in the sport's rule book, carries such a high difficulty score, 6.4, that she still earned a 14.433 for it.

Her second vault was a Cheng with a sizeable hop. She scored 14.666.

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Qiu makes it three straight for the People's Republic of China, Nemour is first African gymnastics medallist

The People's Republic of China won its third-straight World uneven bars title with Qiu Qiyuan's gold medal backing up the 2021 and 2022 titles from Wei Xiaoyuan.

Qiu's stylish routine included a fully-stretched layout Jaeger and a full-twisting, double back dismount for a 15.100. Algeria's Kaylia Nemour won Africa's first-ever gymnastics medal in second after scoring 15.033 early in the final.

American Shilese Jones, Friday's all-around bronze medallist, was third at 14.766 winning a tie-break over China's Huang Zhuofan.

Dolgopyat, McClenaghan, Liu claim men's golds

Tokyo Olympic floor exercise champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel claimed his first world title on the event.

Dolgopyat performed a double-twisting, double layout first pass. He came back with a front full to double front pike before closing his routine with an Arbian double front half out, with a small hop.

He scored 14.866 - good enough for gold. Japan's Minami Kazuki was second at at 14.666 with Kazakhstan's Milad Karimi taking the bronze medal with a 14.600.

"I am very proud," said Dolgopyat.

Rhys McClenaghan of Ireland, third best in quaifying, defended his 2022 pommel horse gold with a 15.100, followed by American Khoi Young, 14.966. Jordan's Ahmad Abu Al-Soud was third with a 14.633.

McClenaghan, the first Irish gymnat to win world gold, was last to compete, knowing what he needed to do to become the first man to win back-to-back titles on the event since Whitlock did it in 2015 and 2017.

In the still ring final, Tokyo champ Liu Yang clinched his second title and first since 2014, holding of Greece's Eleftherios Petrounias, 15.233 to 15.066. Liu's teammage You Hao matched his Tokyo bronze in third (14.833).