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US gymnast Richard wins floor exercise gold at worlds / Photo: © AFP
US gymnast Richard wins floor exercise gold at worlds
American Frederick Richard won the floor exercise title at the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Saturday, finishing ahead of Britain's Jake Jarman and Israel's Artem Dolgopyat.
With US gymnastics great Simone Biles looking on as a spectator in the Netherlands, the 22-year-old Richard secured his first world title, edging out Jarman by 0.333 points.
Richard, who won bronze in the all-around event at the 2021 world championships in Antwerp, also took third place in the team event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Later Saturday the men's apparatus finals continue with in the pommel horse and the rings.
The women's competition features the vault and the uneven bars.
E. Carvalho--JDB
