# GB gymnastics fourth at Worlds, miss early Olympic spot

> Great Britain finished fourth in the men's team final at the Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, narrowly missing automatic qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- Title: GB gymnastics fourth at Worlds, miss early Olympic spot
- Summary: Great Britain finished fourth in the men's team final at the Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, narrowly missing automatic qualification for the…
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- Source: BBC Sport — https://bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cj040qydgw6no
- Published: 2026-10-20T22:31:41.592+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: great britain, gymnastics, world championships, men's team final, 2028 olympics, los angeles, sports
## GB misses top three in Rotterdam
Great Britain placed fourth in the men's team final at the Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam on October twentieth, twenty twenty-six, narrowly missing automatic qualification for the two thousand twenty-eight Los Angeles Olympics.
## Japan, Russia, China take medals
Only the top three teams qualified automatically for Los Angeles.Japan won gold with two hundred fifty-one point nine two eight points, Russia took silver, and China bronze.
## GB gets second chance in Chengdu
Great Britain's next opportunity to qualify comes at the World Championships in Chengdu, China in twenty twenty-seven, where a top-nine finish will secure their place in Los Angeles.

> we can really contend to be world champions maybe next year
## Key takeaway

Great Britain placed fourth in the men's team gymnastics final at the World Championships on October twentieth, twenty twenty-six, missing automatic qualification for the two thousand twenty-eight Olympics.