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15:01, 08-Oct-2017
China's Fan defends uneven bars title at gymnastics worlds in Montreal
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Chinese gymnast Fan Yilin successfully defended her title on the uneven bars at the world championships in Montreal, Canada on Saturday.
Two years ago in Glasgow, Fan shared the world title with three rivals, an unprecedented result in modern gymnastics history. This time, Fan made sure she alone topped the event by taking the title again with 15.166 points, defeating all-around bronze medalist Elena Eremina of Russia by a mere 0.066 points. Third place went to Belgium's Nina Derwael, who earned her country's first world medal.
Chinese gymnast Fan Yilin successfully defended her title on the uneven bars at the world championships in Montreal, Canada on October 7, 2017. /Photo via sportsphoto.cn
Chinese gymnast Fan Yilin successfully defended her title on the uneven bars at the world championships in Montreal, Canada on October 7, 2017. /Photo via sportsphoto.cn
"The gold boosts my confidence in a great way. I will work harder on the event and make my performance much better," said 17-year-old Fan.
Russia's Maria Paseka won her second consecutive women's vault world crown with 14.850, beating American Jade Carey into second place. Switzerland’s Giulia Steingruber was third.
Chinese gymnast Fan Yilin successfully defended her title on the uneven bars at the world championships in Montreal, Canada on October 7, 2017. /Photo via sportsphoto.cn
Chinese gymnast Fan Yilin successfully defended her title on the uneven bars at the world championships in Montreal, Canada on October 7, 2017. /Photo via sportsphoto.cn
Paseka, 22, won at Glasgow in 2015 and was second in the event at last year's Rio Olympics after placing third at the 2012 London Olympics.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency