Olympic champ Nina Derwael retires

On July 12, 2025 Nina Derwael married Thibau Dierickx.

Congratulations.

Three days later, on July 15th 2025, Nina announced her retirement from the sport.

Nina Derwael, the Tokyo Olympic uneven bars gold medalist from Belgium, has retired from gymnastics, according to her national federation.

“I achieved what I wanted and was able to achieve,” Derwael, 25, said in a press release, according to a translation. “I was able to prove what I was capable of.”

This past May, Derwael won her third European title on bars and her first on the balance beam, her first major championship medals since undergoing major surgery for a shoulder dislocation in September 2023. …

Yahoo Sports

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