Hu claimed his first world title when he triumphed in the men’s parallel bars with a score of 15.466 points.

Carlos Yulo of the Philippines secured silver with 15.300 as China’s Shi Cong finished third with 15.066.

Hu then bagged his second gold of the day after seeing off Japan’s Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto in the men’s horizontal bar final.

Following his success at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Hashimoto would have been hoping to win a first world title in front of home supporters.

But the Japanese star, who finished second in the men’s all-around, fell short again as he scored 15.066 - 0.100 behind Hu who clinched the title with 15.166.

American Brody Malone sealed bronze with 14.966.

While Hashimoto agonisingly missed out on glory, the home fans did enjoy two victories thanks to Ashikawa and Murakami.

The two Japanese gymnasts went head-to-head in the women’s balance beam final with Ashikawa taking the title with 14.100.

Pauline Schaefer-Betz of Germany claimed silver with 13.800, while Murakami came third with 13.733.

Murakami then added another medal to her collection as she clinched gold in the women’s floor exercise after scoring 14.066.

Angelina Melnikova of the Russian Gymnastics Federation won the women’s all-around title earlier this week, but she had to settle for silver on this occasion after registering 14.000.

Leanne Wong of the United States picked up bronze with 13.833.

Yulo captured the men’s vault crown with a score of 14.916, as Japan’s Hidenobu Yonekura bagged silver with 14.866.

The bronze medal went to Israel’s Andrey Medvedev who notched 14.649.