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by Nick REEVES TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Simone Biles’ nightmare Olympics concluded with the US gymnastics superstar returning in the beam final on Tuesday, declaring “I did it for me” after taking bronze behind Chinese teenager Guan Chenchen. It was Biles’ first taste of competition in Tokyo since dramatically standing down during the women’s team final last week, struggling with the “twisties”, a condition meaning gymnasts lose the ability to orientate themselves in mid-air. “I […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — China’s Zou Jingyuan won parallel bars gold at the Olympics on Tuesday to add to his two world titles on the apparatus. The 23-year-old earned a soaring 16.233 points to take the title in Tokyo over half a point clear of Germany’s Lukas Dauser in silver. Turkey’s Ferhat Arican finished with the bronze. © Agence France-Presse
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — American Jade Carey won women’s gymnastics floor gold at the Olympics on Monday in a quick upturn in fortune after disappointing in the vault final 24 hours earlier. The 21-year-old from Arizona tumbled her way to a score of 14.366 to take the title from Italian 30-year-old veteran Vanessa Ferrari. There was a rare dead-heat for bronze between Japan’s Mai Murakami and Angelina Melnikova, who led the Russians to team gold […]
