Sugihara Wins Gold in Women’s Floor Exercise at Worlds, Secures Bronze in Balance Beam

By Keita Kudo / Yomiuri Shimbun Sportswriter

11:27 JST, October 26, 2025

JAKARTA — Japanese gymnast Aiko Sugihara won gold in the women’s floor exercise at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta on Saturday.

It is the first time a Japanese athlete has won the event since Mai Murakami at the 2021 competition.

The 26-year-old Sugihara also won bronze in the balance beam event on the same day.