Gymnastics World Championships: team final narrowly fades for Italy, Targhetta does well

At the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, the men's national team closed the qualifications with 242,495 points, just a whisker away from Colombia (232 thousandths), the last admitted to the eight-man final. The Azzurri, sixth at the 2024 Paris Olympics, come close to reaching the goal with a profoundly renewed lineup.

Gabriele Targhetta, reigning European champion, wins the pommel horse final with the third score. Yumin Abbadini achieved a double qualification: thirteenth in the general competition and eighth on the bar. Mario Macchiati second reserve in the all around.

Finally, Japan dominates the team rankings ahead of Great Britain and Russia.