ANTWERP, Belgium, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — China completed eighth with 248.163 factors to qualify for the boys’s workforce closing on the 52nd FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships right here on Sunday.
Having completed fifth after Saturday’s {qualifications}, China underperformed once more on Sunday, dropping to eighth place.
Japan topped the {qualifications}, with the United States and Britain ending second and third respectively.
Sun Wei superior to the boys’s all-around closing in 14th place with 82.098 factors. Tokyo Olympic medalists Liu Yang and You Hao will compete for the rings gold within the closing, for the reason that two veterans completed first and third within the qualifying spherical.
22-year-old Shi Cong and 23-year-old Su Weide certified for the parallel bars and horizontal bar finals, with each ending fifth, although You didn’t progress to the parallel bars closing as anticipated.
“Shi Cong was slightly injured in the vault, so he did not compete in the floor exercise and gave up the all-around competitions. Likewise, I felt a bit short of energy after the parallel bars and horizontal bar, so I did not show up in the pommel horse. In cases like these, we only have three gymnasts in play most of the time and wouldn’t have the fourth one in case of previous mistakes. That’s probably the reason why we did not earn good score,” mentioned 31-year-old You.
“I believe my teammates and I will deliver better performances in the finals. We’ll adjust really soon and won’t change our goal of taking podium places or even overall wins. I hope we can enjoy the finals and perform at our best,” mentioned You.
The males’s workforce closing will happen on Tuesday at Sportpaleis, Antwerp.