Simone Biles leads the U.S. into the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, with finals dwell on Peacock from Oct. 3-8.

The U.S. girls’s workforce — its most decorated in world championships history — eyes a seventh title in a row within the Oct. 4 workforce remaining. That would break the consecutive report it shares with the Chinese males (2003 by way of 2014).

Biles, who already owns information of 25 world championships medals and 19 golds, is ready to change into the primary U.S. gymnast to compete at six worlds and the oldest U.S. girl to compete at worlds in additional than 50 years.

It’s her first worldwide meet since taking a two-year competitors break following the Tokyo Olympics.

In her home return in August, she posted the world’s high three all-around scores on this Olympic cycle, according to the Gymternet.

That makes her a transparent favourite for the Oct. 6 all-around remaining, which must also embrace final 12 months’s medalists — Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, American Shilese Jones and Brit Jessica Gadirova.

National all-around champion Asher Hong will look to steer the U.S. to its first males’s workforce medal at worlds since 2014.

China is the reigning males’s workforce champion, however a few of its greatest gymnasts are on the concurrent Asian Games as an alternative. Daiki Hashimoto, the reigning Olympic and world all-around champion, headlines the Japanese workforce.

There aren’t any gymnasts from Russia for a second consecutive 12 months because of a ban for the reason that invasion of Ukraine.

The International Gymnastics Federation introduced in July that gymnasts from Russia might return to worldwide competitors as particular person impartial athletes beginning Jan. 1.

In addition to dwell finals protection, chosen highlights from qualifying shall be posted to NBC Sports digital channels, together with its YouTube page here.

2023 World Gymnastics Championships Broadcast Schedule

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