Donnell Whittenburg Makes History In The 2025 Gymnastics World Championship In Jakarta

JAKARTA US veteran Donnell Whittenburg won a gold medal in the rings number at the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta to record his name in history.

31-year-old Whittenburg came out to be the best after defeating top competitor Adam Asil from Turkey at the Indonesia Arena, Senayan, Jakarta. This is his first gold medal from the competition after participating six times.

"Ini akan meningkatkan kepercayaan diri saya. Saya tidak bisa lebih bahagia atas pencapaian medali emas ini," ujar Whittenburg.

Whittenburg collected a total of 14,700 points, while Adem Asil won the gold medal ring number from this competition in 2022 followed behind him by collecting 14,566 points.

Chinese gymnast Lan Xingyu managed to complete the third podium. He had to settle for the bronze medal after bagging 14,500 points.

While participating in the Gymnastics World Championships, the Baltimore-born gymnast's best record was just two bronze medals.

The two medals were each won in the 2014 Gymnastics World Championships for the United States team and the vault number in the 2015 edition.

"Over the years, I know where my position is among the best in the world, and I feel it just takes a moment to really show everyone what I'm capable of," he said.

This victory made Whittenburg the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal in the ring number. At the age of now, he is also the America's oldest gymnast to win the gymnastics world title.

"The only target is the 2028 Olympics. I will continue to fight as hard as possible to make that dream happen. Anything is possible," he said.