The best gymnasts from across the globe are set to battle for all-around and apparatus world titles at the 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Competition begins on Sunday, 19 October, with three days of qualifying competition, and the finals are set for 22–25 October. With no team event scheduled in Jakarta, the global shows will center on individual athletes competing for the all-around crown. Slated to compete are several Black gymnasts who are following the trail blazed by Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Gabby Douglas, and Dominique Dawes. 

To bring you up to speed, here are the Black gymnasts competing at the World Championships.

Kameron Nelson

Kameron Nelson is an American artistic gymnast who competed collegiately for the Ohio State Buckeyes.. He is recognized for his strength on the floor exercise and vault. Because of his use of the triple somersault, he earned the nickname "Triple Back Guy.” In January 2025, he made history as the first gymnast in the world to complete two triple backs in a single floor routine. He also won the NCAA Vault Championship in 2025 as a fifth-year senior, an event he had targeted for his collegiate career. A six-time NCAA All-American and a two-time Big Ten Vault Champion (2022 and 2025), he won the vault title at the 2023 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships, representing the United States at the 2023 Cairo World Cup. In August 2025, he competed on the Senior Men's World Championships Team by finishing as the runner-up on both floor and vault at the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championship.

 Donnell Whittenburg 

Hailed for his strength and powerful routine, Donnell Whittenburg, 31, is an elder statesman in the world of gymnastics. For almost a decade, he has been a key member of the U.S. Men's Gymnastics. Whittenburg won the World Championships team bronze medal in 2014 and an individual World Championships bronze medal on vault in 2015. He also won gold medals for both the team and still rings in 2023 at the Pan Am Games. In the states, he is a multiple-time U.S. still rings champion and has made the all-around podium several times. He was an alternate for both the 2016 and 2024 Olympic Teams.

Jana Mahmoud

Jana Hani Ismail Mahmoud is an Egyptian artistic gymnast from Giza, Egypt. She is a prominent athlete representing Egypt, and her career highlights include winning the all-around title at the 2024 African Championships, which qualified her for the 2024 Olympic Games. She is also a two-time African champion on the floor exercise (2022, 2024) and the 2022 African champion on vault. Additionally, she was part of the Egyptian team that secured the team titles at both the 2022 and 2024 African Championships.  

Shantae-Eve Amankwaah

Representing Great Britain, Shantae-Eve Amankwaah established herself as a standout in the junior ranks by becoming the 2024 British Championships all-around champion. She also won gold on bars, beam, and floor at both the English and British Championships that year. She was part of the Great Britain junior team that placed fifth at the 2024 European Championships. . As a first-year senior in 2025, she was selected to represent Great Britain at the World Championships.