(PRIMASPORT) ROTTERDAM – Japanese Dailo Hashimoto won his fourth world all-around title in the men's individual all-around artistic gymnastics competition at the Rotterdam Ahoy, winning with a score of 85.998 and writing another page in the history of international artistic gymnastics. After triumphs at Liverpool 2022, Antwerp 2023, and Jakarta 2025, the Japanese champion completes a four-time world title streak that consolidates his position in second place in the all-time world rankings, behind legendary compatriot Kohei Uchimura, the all-time record holder with six world titles won in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015. Four consecutive victories in the editions held, confirming a supremacy that has now spanned two Olympic cycles. The winner is followed by the Chinese athlete Haonan Yang, silver medal with 84.199 points, 1.799 behind the Japanese. The bronze goes to the British Joe Fraser, which closes at 83,531, while the Russian Daniel Marinov remains just off the podium with 83.297, just 234 thousandths from third place.
Yumin Abbadini, airman of the Air Force Sports Group, trained by Alberto Busnari at the Academy in via Ovada in Milan, concluded the six rotations with 79,632 points, confirming the thirteenth place he placed with last Sunday, thanks to a personal best of 81.065. The twenty-five-year-old from Bergamo began with a score of 12.700 on rings, followed by a score of 13.400 on vault and a score of 13.333 on even bars, before tackling the horizontal bar, the apparatus on which he will return on Sunday, October 25th, competing for a world championship medal, the first since Kitakyushu 2021, when Nicola Bartolini won the floor exercise. His attempt at the Pegan didn't quite pan out as hoped, and his routine ended with a score of 12.333. However, the Italian athlete immediately regained his concentration in the final two rotations, scoring a score of 13.766 on floor exercise and a convincing 14.100 on pommel horse, the final apparatus of his round. A thirteenth place finish that confirms the value expressed so far, while leaving some regrets for the episode on the horizontal bar, and which represents a further step in the experience of an athlete who, despite the passing of the years and changing Codes of Points, is still at the top of the discipline.
Speaking to Rai Sport, Abbadini lucidly analyzed his performance, without hiding his disappointment for the mistake: «Not entirely satisfied, in short. Unfortunately, I fell on the horizontal bar, but it was understandable. I tried to do the Pegan vault, which I haven't had many opportunities to try in competition yet, so I was going to try it again today. Unfortunately, it didn't go well." His reaction in the last two rotations is one of the most encouraging aspects of his 24-man final: "I'm happy, however, that I was able to give my best on the last two apparatus, recovering well from the previous mistake.". Attention is already turning to Sunday's event, when Yumin will once again be among the top eight horizontal bar specialists in the world. Today's event, with all its challenges, could also become an important benchmark in preparation for perhaps the most anticipated event: "«I definitely had another chance to test this bar and I'm taking the error as a reference point, so that I can find it again on Sunday, when being truly perfect will count most, especially at this level.".
Busnari, a highly experienced coach with four Olympic appearances as a gymnast, also reviewed the competition, emphasizing his boy's consistent performance.«I'd say it went well, because when you talk about a thirteenth-place finish in the world, you're still talking about an excellent athlete. Today's competition was positive, in the sense that Yumin performed the program he was prepared for, except for the mistake on the horizontal bar, on the new vault that he's introducing practically for the first time at these World Championships.". The mistake on the Pegan, Busnari explains, must also be interpreted in light of a specific technical choice, agreed upon with the gymnast in view of the specialty final.«Strategically, it was partly a deliberate choice. We could have presented a smaller, safer routine, but it wouldn't have made much sense. The competition has reached a stratospheric level, and even without the mistake, we probably would have made up two or three places. Above all, we had decided together to propose the same high bar from the qualifications, the one that allowed him to reach the final and which he will present on Sunday, just as additional training in preparation for the final event. Busnari then goes into detail about the element that influenced the exercise: «He did a great time, but he felt the jump was a bit long and decided to take off early, coming up a bit short. However, I think it's all experience, and we hope he can put everything into practice down to the smallest detail on Sunday.". Regardless of the incident, the coach's assessment is decidedly positive, especially for the competitive maturity demonstrated by his gymnast.«Yumin's attitude was very, very good. He demonstrated once again what a great world-class athlete he has become. He's achieved significant growth; he's been consistently at this level for several years now. And despite the world moving on, he's always there. That's the most satisfying aspect of the day.". A continuity that is also reflected in Abbadini's path, already eleventh in the all-around competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and protagonist of three world all-around finals, in addition to the European bronze at Rimini 2024. (PRIMASPORT)