China edge USA to women’s team gold at Gymnastics World Championships

China finished 0.233 points ahead of the Americans, denying them a chance to win an gold eighth consecutive team gold.Published On 22 Oct 202622 Oct 2026China have denied the United States an eighth consecutive women’s team title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships as Qiu Qiyuan sealed a dramatic victory with the final routine.Qiu needed to score more than 12.600 points in the closing floor routine to give her country gold and did just enough with 12.833 on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Man United captain Fernandes slams Carrick’s tactics after Como hammeringlist 2 of 4Declan Rice grabs Arsenal draw at Bayern Munich in Champions Leaguelist 3 of 4Saudi Arabia cancels 2026 ‘Davos in the Desert’ amid Houthi attackslist 4 of 4Ballon d’Or: Which countries and players have won the most awards?end of listThe USA last failed to win gold when they were beaten by Russia at the 2010 championships, but were left to count the cost of several errors on the balance beam in Rotterdam.China, who also led the way in qualifying, finished with 165.764 points, edging out the Americans by 0.233 overall.Japan were a further 1.468 points behind as they completed the po...