Dahe Daily · Yu Video Special Paris correspondent Wang Weihao
On the evening of August 4, Beijing time, the 2024 Paris Olympics gymnastics men's rings final was held at the Bercy Gymnasium. China's Liu Yang successfully defended his title with a flawless performance, while Zou Jingyuan won the silver medal by 0.67 points, and it was also the 18th gold medal of the Chinese delegation at the Paris Olympics.
Zou Jingyuan and Liu Yang, the main players participating in the Olympic Games, helped the Chinese team win a valuable silver medal with their stable performance in the men's team competition. In the rings final, Liu Yang appeared as the defending champion, and he ranked second in the preliminaries, and the first place was Zou Jingyuan.
China's main opponents include Rio 2016 rings champion and bronze medallist from the previous Olympic Games, Greece Eleftherios · Petrunias, and hosts Ayit · Said. Zou Jingyuan was the first to appear, with a slight flaw in his movements, with a final difficulty score of 6.400, a completion score of 8.833, and a total score of 15.233.
Liu Yang, who appeared in second place, also had a difficulty score of 6.400, and the whole action process was like a precision machine, with a very high degree of completion, with a total score of 15.300, surpassing Zou Jingyuan and rising to the first place. Greece's Eleftherios · Petronhas finished third with 15.100 and won a bronze medal. France's Ayter · Said finished fourth with 15.000 points, missing out on the podium.
The Chinese team won the championship and second place in the men's rings event for two consecutive Olympic Games. Liu Yang became the first athlete since 1972 to successfully defend his men's rings title.
According to the schedule, on August 5, the Chinese men's team will also participate in the competition for two gold medals, namely men's parallel bars and horizontal bars. Zou Jingyuan will be the defending champion in the parallel bars final, Su Weide also reached the horizontal bar final with seventh in qualifying, and captain Zhang Boheng will participate in both competitions.
Source: Dahe News · Yu Video Editor: Li Weishan