Sanne Wevers bids farewell after final routine
The Olympic champion ended her comeback at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam.
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Sanne Wevers definitively bid farewell to gymnastics on Monday during the World Championships in Rotterdam. After missing out on a place in the final, the 35-year-old Olympic champion said she mainly drew satisfaction from her final performance at Ahoy.
Wevers did not qualify for the individual beam final and was not part of a team that reached the team final either. Nevertheless, she regarded her final routine as a successful farewell, she told NOS.
The gymnast initially retired after the 2024 Olympic Games. About ten months ago, she decided to return with one goal: to compete at the World Championships in her home country and perform once more in front of the Dutch public.
Wevers won Olympic gold on the beam in 2016. This made her one of the best-known Dutch gymnasts. Her return was not aimed at a long-term new career, but at completing her sporting career on her own terms.
After her routine, Wevers spoke of a special moment, surrounded by Dutch gymnastics fans, family and friends. She said that a place in the final would have been welcome from a sporting perspective, but that the experience at Ahoy gave her a great deal of satisfaction.
With her farewell, a career comes to an end that had two distinct phases: first Olympic success and then a deliberate comeback for a home event. The Dutch gymnastics federation has not yet announced any decision on a possible role for Wevers as a coach or ambassador.
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The sporting facts and statements about the farewell were confirmed by NOS and ANP. The text contains no speculation about a continuation of her career.
- confirmed Sanne Wevers bid farewell on 19 October during the World Championships in Rotterdam. — NOS and ANP reported her final routine and farewell. source
- confirmed Wevers became Olympic champion on the beam in 2016. — Background information in the NOS article. source
- confirmed She returned about ten months ago for the World Championships in her home country. — NOS describes the comeback and the aim of taking part in the World Championships. source
Editor's note
The farewell, the missed final and the earlier comeback were confirmed by NOS and ANP. A possible future position with the gymnastics federation is not known and has therefore not been presented as fact.Sources
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