Skye Blakely caps remarkable injury comeback with world gymnastics all-around title

• American, 21, wins world all-around title in Rotterdam

• Blakely ruptured achilles before 2024 Olympic trials

• First US champion since Simone Biles three years ago

Skye Blakely completed a sensational comeback from a ruptured achilles tendon to win the women's all-around title at the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Friday, claiming the biggest individual prize in the sport outside the Olympics.

The 21-year-old American scored 55.733 points across four apparatus to finish ahead of Russia's Liudmila Roshchina (55.199), with China's Ke Qinqin taking bronze (55.032).