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IT'S raining gold for Japan's Kouko Tsurimi. The 16-year-old completed her hat-trick of golds with an enthralling performance on the uneven bars at the fourth Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championship being held at the Aspire Dome, yesterday.
The judges gave Tsurimi a whopping 15.875 points for her clinical effort that left the spectators stunned.
Tsurimi, who was the part of Japan's Olympic squad that finished fifth at the Beijing Games, had earlier won golds in Individual All Round qualification and the team.
Silver went to Cha Wa Yong of North Korea with 15.500 points, while her compatriot Kim Un Hyang claimed bronze with 14.550 points.
"I'm extremely pleased with the result," a beaming Tsurimi said after the medals ceremony.
Japan’s Kouko Tsurimi is seen performing in the uneven bars event of the fourth Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championship at the Aspire Dome
yesterday. Pics: Thajuddin
"Everything went as per plans. I didn't make any mistakes and executed the exercise to perfection. I'm delighted to see that all my hard work is paying off now. I have two more events tomorrow and if I can finish on a high, then it will be great," added the short statured Tsurimi, who will vie for medals in the balance beam and the floor finals today.
However, for the first time in the tournament, there was no Japanese on the podium in the women's Vault final.
Running away with the top honours here was North Korea's Kang Mi Yong with 14.387 points. The silver went to Hong Kong's Wong Hiu Ying Angel with 13.937 points, while Vietnam's Thi Phan Ha Thanh pocketed the bronze with 13.775 points.
The men's action saw Kim Soo Myun of Korea rule the floor with an acrobatic display of agility and precision. He, for his efforts, was rewarded with the gold for an impressive 15.500 points. Japan's Koji Yamauro, who won gold in the individual all round qualification, had to be content with the second spot with 15.375 points. The bronze went to another Korean Ju Ha Chang with 14.800 points.
Qatar's Nasser al-Hamad, the lone qualifier, had to be content with the fifth place with 14.550 points.
Chang, later, went on to win gold in the pommel horse apparatus final. He was the last of the eight gymnasts to take to the apparatus but put up a sparkling display of strength and agility collecting 15.375 points. The silver was claimed by compatriot Soo Myun with 15.350 points, while Japan's Yousuke Hoshi bagged the bronze with 14.875points.
In the toughest of all the apparatus — the ring, Kazakhstan's Timur Kurbanbayev stunned a strong field of gymnasts to take gold. He was the last to showcase his skills on the apparatus and pocketed 16.100 points, just .25 ahead of second placed Koji Yamauro of Japan. Finishing third was Jordan's Ali al-Asi with 15.900 points.
Today's action starts at 4.00 pm with the men's vault final followed by women's balance beam, men's parallel bar, women's floor and men's horizontal bar finals.
The judges gave Tsurimi a whopping 15.875 points for her clinical effort that left the spectators stunned.
Tsurimi, who was the part of Japan's Olympic squad that finished fifth at the Beijing Games, had earlier won golds in Individual All Round qualification and the team.
Silver went to Cha Wa Yong of North Korea with 15.500 points, while her compatriot Kim Un Hyang claimed bronze with 14.550 points.
"I'm extremely pleased with the result," a beaming Tsurimi said after the medals ceremony.
Japan’s Kouko Tsurimi is seen performing in the uneven bars event of the fourth Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championship at the Aspire Dome
yesterday. Pics: Thajuddin
"Everything went as per plans. I didn't make any mistakes and executed the exercise to perfection. I'm delighted to see that all my hard work is paying off now. I have two more events tomorrow and if I can finish on a high, then it will be great," added the short statured Tsurimi, who will vie for medals in the balance beam and the floor finals today.
However, for the first time in the tournament, there was no Japanese on the podium in the women's Vault final.
Running away with the top honours here was North Korea's Kang Mi Yong with 14.387 points. The silver went to Hong Kong's Wong Hiu Ying Angel with 13.937 points, while Vietnam's Thi Phan Ha Thanh pocketed the bronze with 13.775 points.
The men's action saw Kim Soo Myun of Korea rule the floor with an acrobatic display of agility and precision. He, for his efforts, was rewarded with the gold for an impressive 15.500 points. Japan's Koji Yamauro, who won gold in the individual all round qualification, had to be content with the second spot with 15.375 points. The bronze went to another Korean Ju Ha Chang with 14.800 points.
Qatar's Nasser al-Hamad, the lone qualifier, had to be content with the fifth place with 14.550 points.
Chang, later, went on to win gold in the pommel horse apparatus final. He was the last of the eight gymnasts to take to the apparatus but put up a sparkling display of strength and agility collecting 15.375 points. The silver was claimed by compatriot Soo Myun with 15.350 points, while Japan's Yousuke Hoshi bagged the bronze with 14.875points.
In the toughest of all the apparatus — the ring, Kazakhstan's Timur Kurbanbayev stunned a strong field of gymnasts to take gold. He was the last to showcase his skills on the apparatus and pocketed 16.100 points, just .25 ahead of second placed Koji Yamauro of Japan. Finishing third was Jordan's Ali al-Asi with 15.900 points.
Today's action starts at 4.00 pm with the men's vault final followed by women's balance beam, men's parallel bar, women's floor and men's horizontal bar finals.
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