World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Ruby Evans and Abigail Martin win floor medals

Ruby Evans became the first Welsh gymnast to win an individual medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, while Team GB finished second and third in the women’s floor event.

Evans claimed silver in Jakarta, Indonesia, while Abigail Martin also claimed a remarkable 24-hour podium finish for the British team after Jake Jarman and Luke Whitehouse secured a one-two with the Brits in the men’s floor final on Friday.

The success has established Britain as the world’s leading nation in floor discipline, and former World Championships medalist Beth Tweddle told BBC Sport: “It’s incredible to see the journey British gymnastics has gone on as a whole.

“From 20 years ago to today, four of the six floor medals in this championship have come to Great Britain.”

Evans, 18, finished second behind Japan’s Aiko Sugihara with 13.666 points, while Martin finished third in her first World Championships.

Although the 17-year-old athlete’s score of 13.466 was the same as Romanian gymnast Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, she was awarded the bronze medal because her execution score was higher.