British Gymnast Gets a Wholesome Welcome Back From His Two Year Old Daughter After Tokyo Olympics 2020 Win

Published 09/12/2021, 10:33 AM EDT

Max Whitlock, the British gymnast who won at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, comes back home to a wonderful welcome by his two-year-old daughter, Willow.

The 28-year-old Englishman has won 6 Olympic medals and 8 World Championship titles. Max was only seven years old when he was introduced to this sport. Soon, it became his calling. At the European Championships, he bagged 5 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze. Considering his winning streaks, the British gymnast has indeed earned the title of being the most successful male athlete in his nation, and in this sport.

Max Whitlock gets a cute welcome back after Tokyo Olympics 2020

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Max Whitlock is not only an incredible gymnast but also a great father. In 2019, he was blessed with a baby girl whom he named Willow. After winning gold at the Summer Games in Tokyo, the father and daughter had an adorable celebration. As he walked out of the airport, he saw his little girl run towards him and hug him. With the staff celebrating the victory of the British gymnast, he picked Willow up in his arms.

🇬🇧 Olympic champion @maxwhitlock1 is aiming for @Paris2024 with hopes of competing in front of his biggest fan: his daughter.
“It's huge motivation for me to kind of go on to Paris. I would love for Willow to come out and see what I do." @gymnastics | @BritGymnastics pic.twitter.com/Ds9paABF1A
— Olympics (@Olympics) September 11, 2021

The British gymnast looks confident about Paris

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Along with his team Louis Smith, Nile Wilson, Kristian Thomas and Brinn Bevan, he took part in the Olympic Games in Rio. Not only did he win a bronze in the all-around gymnastic event, but he was also the first one to do so in the history of Great Britain. Moving forward in the tournament, he secured a gold too. With this, he became the first-ever gymnast to win individual gold at the Olympics. Adding more glory to his feats, he won another gold in the individual pommel horse within two hours.

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Recreating history for his nation, he defended his title at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Although his team claimed the fourth position with a score of 255.76, he focused his attention on his forte, pommel horse. Emerging victoriously, he swept the gold and achieved a score of 15.583.

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Now, his aim is to accomplish a golden hat-trick at the Paris Olympics in 2024, as he wishes to perform in front of his biggest fan, his daughter, Willow.

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Divya Chaturvedi is an Olympic Athletics author at EssentiallySports, currently pursuing her Under Graduate degree in Psychology from the University of Delhi. She's also an internationally recognized athlete, specializing in Shot Put and Discus, representing India at the International Children's Games held in Australia has been one of the biggest feats in her endeavor so far. Having participated in The Road to Wimbledon and representing the state several times, she bagged a number of titles for the same.