China's Gymnasts Shine at Baku World Cup with 4 Medals! 🏅✨
Chinese athletes have wrapped up their performances at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday, bringing home three silver and one bronze medal! 🇨🇳✨
Of the four gymnasts representing China, only Huang Mingqi had previous experience in major international tournaments. It was a fantastic opportunity for the other three young stars to adapt to new rules and gear up for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles! 🥇🏅
🏋️♂️ Meng Zhiwei Shines on the Rings
Meng Zhiwei, 23, made it to the men's rings final with the fourth-best result from the preliminaries. He upped his game in the final, earning a silver medal with 13.800 points. 🥈 The gold went to the home favorite, Nikita Simonov, who scored 14.233, while Alex Diab from the USA took bronze.
💨 Huang Mingqi Vaults to Silver
Huang advanced to the men's vault final with an impressive 14.300 points, the highest of all qualifiers. Although he fell slightly short of a perfect score due to some tricky landings, he still secured the silver medal with just a 0.05-point difference from gold, which went to Nazar Chepurnyi of Ukraine. Yahor Sharamkou from Belarus clinched bronze.
🤸♀️ Young Star Chu Yiming's Double Medal Performance
Fifteen-year-old Chu Yiming wowed the crowd in the women's balance beam final, scoring 13.266 points with a routine boasting a difficulty value of 5.7. She earned silver behind Japanese champion Haruka Nakamura (13.433) and took bronze in the women's floor exercise final with 12.766 points, following gold medalist Rina Kishi and silver medalist Ayu Tokutsugi, both from Japan. 🥉
These achievements not only highlight China's strong presence in the gymnastics arena but also showcase the promising talent gearing up for future international competitions. Keep an eye on these athletes as they continue to soar towards the Olympic Games! 🎉🇨🇳
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China get 4 medals at Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus World Cup in Baku
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