Hashimoto wins men's all-around as Melnikova edges Wong in Jakarta

Jakarta — The 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships concluded Saturday at the Indonesia Arena with memorable performances, historic firsts and a contentious finish that renewed scrutiny of judging at the sport’s highest level. Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto defended his men’s allaround crown, Russia’s Angelina Melnikova won a second consecutive women’s allaround title in a one‑tenth upset over Leanne Wong, and American Donnell Whittenburg became the first U.S. man to win World gold on the still rings.

Hashimoto, 24, completed four clean rotations to claim the men’s allaround with a cumulative score of 85.131. China’s Zhang Boheng took silver on 84.333 and Switzerland’s Noe Seifert earned bronze with 82.831. Hashimoto emerged from a tight battle that included 2021 champion Oka Shinnosuke, whose missed tumbling connection in the fifth rotation opened a gap the others exploited. “I’m really happy to have won the World Championships today, especially because I couldn’t win the individual gold medal in Paris last year,” Hashimoto said.

The women’s allaround final ended amid controversy. Melnikova, competing as an authorized neutral athlete, won with 55.066 to edge U.S. gymnast Leanne...