At the World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool on Wednesday, China overcame a dismal qualification performance to win the men’s team gold medal.
China wins gold in men’s team gymnastics at the World Gymnastics Championships
A Joe Fraser-inspired Britain made a miraculous comeback from the bottom of the rankings at the halfway point to defeat Italy and win a surprising bronze. Italy had qualified in first place, but they were forced to settle for silver.
All three medal-winning nations have confirmed their attendance at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
The victorious Chinese team included the 2020 world all-around champion Zhang Boheng, the gold medalist on the parallel bars at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, Zou Jingyuan, Sun Wei, You Hao, and Yang Jiaxing.
In comparison to the qualifier, we fared significantly better “Zhang stated. We gained fantastic momentum and rhythm today after taking a day to clear our heads and reflect following the qualifications.
Especially on pommel horse, which is challenging to control in certain ways, “On the first rotation we kind of battled a little bit with jitters.”
With a score of 257.858, China, who finished fourth in the qualifying round on Monday, won gold and amassed a record-extending 13th gold medal in the tournament.
With a final score of 253.395, Japan managed to win silver, ahead of Italy (245.995) and the host nation, Britain, who came in second with 247.229.
For a historic sixth straight day on Tuesday, the United States took first place in the women’s team competition.
With a loud home audience cheering them on, they were pushed all the way by Britain but managed to win the gold medal by more than three marks.
Jordan Chiles, Leanne Wong, Jade Carey, Shilese Jones, and Skye Blakely gave the US an overwhelming reaction despite the absence of Simone Biles and Olympic all-around champion Sunisa Lee, which cast doubt on whether they could maintain their dominance.