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HISTORIC ALL-AROUND FINAL BERTH FOR JOVI
The Straits Times
|November 22, 2025
17-year-old displays grit to break new ground for S'pore at junior world meet
Following what he described as a “poor” outing at the junior men’s artistic gymnastics Asian championships in South Korea in June, Jovi Loh was unsatisfied that his season would be ending on a whimper.
Determined not to let his year be defined by that competition where he finished 11th out of 24 competitors the 17-year-old worked hard on his rehabilitation after ankle surgery as he raced against time to be fit for another world-level event.
The Singaporean teenager’s determination has worked a treat. On Nov 20, Jovi clinched qualification to the all-around final at the junior world championships in Manila. In a Facebook post, Singapore Gymnastics said he is the first male gymnast from Singapore to qualify for a final at a world championships.
At the Marriott Grand Ballroom, Newport World Resorts, Jovi scored 75.698 points, finishing 22nd in the individual all-around qualifiers to advance to the final on Nov 22.
The top 24 of more than 120 athletes qualify for the final.
This story is from the November 22, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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