China grabbed its firstGOLD
at the world gymnastics championships on the penultimate day of the competition as Fan YilinSHAREDan unprecedented four-way tie on uneven bars.
at the world gymnastics championships on the penultimate day of the competition as Fan YilinSHAREDan unprecedented four-way tie on uneven bars.
The 16-year-old from Beijing claimed her first major title butSHARED the glory with three other gymnasts — American Madison Kocian and Russian duo Viktoriia Komova and Daria Spiridonova — after all scored 15.366 points to the amazement of spectators at the Hydro Arena.
the glory with three other gymnasts — American Madison Kocian and Russian duo Viktoriia Komova and Daria Spiridonova — after all scored 15.366 points to the amazement of spectators at the Hydro Arena.
It is the first time that more than three gymnasts have shared a world title in the 112-year history of the championships, although five shared parallel bars silver back in 1922.
“I was nervous when I was waiting for their scores,” admitted Fan, who had competed her acrobatic routine between the bars first of the four and had a tense although amusing wait for the scores.
“I am personally shocked,” said Komova. “It’s the first time judges were having such hard time deciding on the champion on bars.”
Spiridonova added: “I’ve never seen anything like this, and I didn’t really think anything like this would even be possible. But I’m very happy with my result.”
Dipa Karmarkar fifth
Russia’s Paseka Maria won the women’s vault title. The 20-year-old gymnast won by a total score of 15.666, followed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s Hong Un Jong, 15.633, and the United States’ Biles Simone, 15.541 Britain’s Downie Elissa and India’s Dipa Karmarkar garnered the fourth and the fifth place with a total score of 14.899 and 14.683 respectively.
China’s Wang Yan got the sixth place with a total score of 14.583 in two jumps. — Agencies
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