HANGZHOU, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — World champion Zhang Boheng of China claimed the lads’s all-around gymnastics title with a rating of 89.299 factors on the Hangzhou Asian Games on Tuesday.
Japan’s Takeru Kitazono completed second with 87.032 and one other Chinese gymnast Lan Xingyu took bronze on 84.965.
Zhang carried out steadily all through his routines on six apparatuses. His complete included 14.500 on the ground, 14.600 on the pommel horse, 14.933 on the rings, 14.600 on the vault, 15.466 on the parallel bars and 15.200 on the horizontal bar.
“This is a milestone score,” the 23-year-old Zhang stated. “I hope to win a gold medal at the Paris Olympics.”
Zhang’s arch-rival, Daiki Hashimoto has opted to skip the Asiad as its schedule collides with the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, which can happen from September 30 to October 8 in Antwerp, Belgium. But the duel between the world’s finest two all-arounders looms at subsequent yr’s Olympics.
“China’s Zhang showed us his strength. I have to figure out how to fill the gap with him in the next year, otherwise I can barely compete with him in Paris 2024,” stated Japan’s Shohei Kawakami, who completed fourth in Tuesday’s remaining.
“I am determined to compete in the all-around individual category for Paris 2024,” Kitazono stated.
“I and Hashimoto have experience from Tokyo 2020, so we must lead the team and win the gold medal in the team category too.”