China grabbed four out of the five gold medals on the second day
of Federation of International Gymnastics (FIG) 2006 World Cup
Gymnastics in Shanghai,?one of the six FIG World Cup
competitions, representing the A-class event of FIG.
Of the five finals yesterday, China secured four gold medals,
one silver medal and two bronze medals. The only gold medal that
did not go to China's pocket was the men's floor exercise.
In the men's events, the 2005 pommel horse world champion Xiao
Qin took the title with a score of 16.300. Teammate Teng Haibing,
the 2004 Athens Olympic winner, and Croatian Robert Seligman
finished second and third respectively.
China's Chen Yibing cruised to gold in the rings ahead of
Russia's Alexander Safoshkin and China's Yan Yongming.
The men's floor exercise was the Achilles' tendon for the
Chinese gymnasts as Du Wei managed for a bronze medal, which was
won by Brazil's Diego Hypolito in 15.725. Canada's Brandon O'Neill
came second.
In the women's competitions, China's Cheng Fei chose an easier
jump but still defended her gold medal in the vault.
China's Xiao Tingting got her first gold medal in the uneven
bars, finishing with six "flying" elements perfectly during her
debut performance in the international competitions.
The 2006 Bank of China World Cup Gymnastics will conclude on
Sunday with the men's vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar, and
the women's beam and floor exercise.
Xiao Qin
Chen Yibing
Cheng Fei
Xiao Tingting
(XiInhua News Agency July 16, 2007)
