Armenian gymnast Artur Davtyan wins historic gold at World Championships

Gymnast Artur Davtyan claimed Armenia's first-ever gold medal at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England on Sunday.

The 30-year-old earned a two-vault average of 15.050, besting reigning champion Carlos Yulo (14.950) to become the independent country's first world champion.

Davtyan is an Olympic bronze medalist and a European champion.

“Since the fall of the Soviet Union, this is the first gold for Armenia in a world championships. We got third on pommel (on Saturday) and now we have gold," the athlete said.