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- Former Olympic champion Nina Derwael retires from gymnastics</p>
<p>July 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM</p>
<p>FILE - Nina Derwael, of Belgium, competes in the women's artistic gymnastics uneven bars final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) ()</p>
<p>Belgian gymnast Nina Derwael, a former Olympic champion on the uneven bars, is retiring from the sport, her national federation said on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The 25-year-old Derwael won the gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and has decided to call it quits after capturing two more titles at the European Championships in June.</p>
<p>"Winning double gold at the European Championships a month and a half ago was the last highlight of her long and extremely successful gymnastics career, and the perfect time for her to retire," the federation said.</p>
<p>Derwael won multiple medals at major championships. She was crowned world champion on the uneven bars in 2018 and 2019.</p>
<p>"I have achieved everything I wanted to. I proved what I was capable of," she said, adding that she no longer wants to put her body under extreme strain.</p>
<p>"Recently, I have increasingly found myself asking: 'Hasn't it been enough? Is it worth risking my body?' Ultimately, I have to conclude that it has been enough," she said.</p>
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