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PARIS, 5 August (BelTA — Xinhua) — Liu Yang secured China’s first
gymnastics gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Sunday when he led all
the way to win the men’s rings event.
The defending champion
scored 15.300 points to lead a 1-2 finish for China in the event. His
compatriot Zou Jingyuan took silver with 15.233, ahead of Tokyo 2020
bronze medalist Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece, who posted 15.100.
Samir Ait Said, the only male athlete representing host nation France in artistic gymnastics, finished fourth with 15.000.
