On 23 and 24 October, the Gymnastics World Championships will feature a total of 10 individual events for men and women. At 15:10 on the 23rd, the men's free gymnastics, women's vaulting, men's pommel horse, women's high and low bars, and men's hoop finals began. At 15:25 on the 24th, the men's vault, women's balance beam, men's parallel bars, women's free gymnastics, and men's horizontal bar finals were held.
Daiki Hashimoto, who finished second in the all-around last night, gave up the Kurama and free gymnastics finals due to injury, but will participate in the parallel bars and horizontal bars finals held on the 24th. His horizontal bar duel with Kōhei Uchimura is also highly anticipated.
According to Japanese media, Hitomi Hatada, who was injured during high and low bar exercises, was diagnosed with neck injuries, central spinal cord injuries and cervical contusions. Hitomi Hatada withdrew from the women's all-around final, and the injury is likely to affect her career, and she was originally considered to be Murakami's successor.
Hitomi Hatta was injured during training on the 20th, and then announced that he was withdrawing from the all-around final and receiving treatment. Japanese media analysis said that the "central spinal cord injury" was investigated, and it is worried that it will have an impact on the future sports career, and the severity will affect daily life.
Hitomi Hatta's father won the bronze medal in the boys' team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and her mother was also a gymnast. At the 2019 World University Games, Hitomi Hatta won four gold medals in team, all-around, uneven bars and balance beam, and is considered a leader in the new generation of women's gymnastics in Japan and a popular candidate for the Paris Olympics.
Murakami, 25, has previously said that the Kitakyushu World Championships is her last time to participate in an international competition, after which she will choose to retire. Injured his left ankle in mid-October, Murakami competed in only two events, balance beam and free gymnastics, at the World Championships.