Armenian gymnast Artur Davtyan has reclaimed the world vault title at the 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, becoming a two-time world champion on the apparatus, reports Zartonk Sports. He averaged 14.850 across two vaults in Sunday’s final, reports Zartonk Media.
Davtyan, an Olympic silver and bronze medalist, first won the world vault title in 2022. His gold capped one of the strongest championships in Armenian gymnastics history.
Armenia finished the event with four medals, two gold and two bronze. Hamlet Manukyan won gold on pommel horse to become Armenia’s first world champion on the apparatus, Mamikon Khachatryan took bronze in the same final, and European champion Artur Avetisyan won bronze on rings.
