Three-time champion Max Whitlock has been named in a five-strong Great Britain men’s team for next month’s World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp.
The event will represent the 30-year-old’s first global outing since he won his second career Olympic gold medal at the delayed Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
Whitlock became the first British man to win a world gold medal in 2015 in Glasgow, and the first to defend the title in Montreal in 2017. He also won gold in Stuttgart in 2019.
Congratulations to the following 5 men's artistic gymnasts, who have been selected to represent GBR at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 🇬🇧
⭐ James Hall⭐ Harry Hepworth⭐ Jake Jarman⭐ Courtney Tulloch⭐ Max Whitlock OBE
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— British Gymnastics (@BritGymnastics) August 22, 2023
Whitlock said: “I’m really excited to be selected for my seventh World Championships. This one however feels special – my first major competition since Tokyo Olympics.
“I’ve worked harder, become fitter and approached this build-up like never before. I’m excited to be back with the team with some big targets ahead.”
Whitlock is joined in the squad by James Hall, Courtney Tulloch, Jake Jarman and Harry Hepworth.
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