Israeli Men's Gymnastics Team Qualifies for World Championships with Two European Finals

The Israeli men's artistic gymnastics team secured qualification for the World Championships after finishing tenth in the team competition at the European Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia, on August 19, 2026. The team achieved a combined score of 238.659 points, meeting their primary goal of earning a team quota spot for the World Championships scheduled for October. Thirteen teams qualified in total.

Olympic medalist Artur Dolgopyat advanced to the floor exercise final in second place with a score of 14.766 points and placed ninth overall in the all-around with 80.597 points. Ron Fiatov qualified for the parallel bars final in eighth place, scoring 13.966 points in the qualifications. Other team members included Noam Berkovich, who finished 31st in the all-around with 77.598 points; Ilya Lyubimov, who scored 74.965 points; Eliran Yuskovich, who competed on the pommel horse with 12.666 points; and Ron Ortal, who scored 12.333 on rings, 13.233 on horizontal bar, and 13.200 on floor.

The senior team is coached by national coach Sergei Weisburg, Andrei Gribnov, and Ilan Korchak, with judges Yaakov Levi and Ilan Gazit and physiotherapist Adam Badir. Avi Shagai, chairman of the gymnastics federation, praised the team's performance, highlighting the achievement of the team qualification and the individual finals reached by Dolgopyat and Fiatov. He congratulated the athletes and coaching staff and wished success to Dolgopyat and Fiatov in the finals.