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China shoots double golds in world gyms
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Updated: 2005-11-26 16:02

China's teenager Cheng Fei won gold in the women's vault, and Xiao Qin took the men's pommel horse title at the world gymnastcis championships.


Cheng Fei performs in women's vault final of 2006 World Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne, Australia, November 26, Saturday. [sina]

China has enjoyed a good start to individual disciplines at the world gymnastic

s championships when Cheng Fei won the gold in the women's vault and Xiao Qin took the men's pommel horse title.

The 17-year-old Cheng scored a combined total of 9.656 points to ease to gold ahead of Uzbekistan veteran Oxana Chusovitina and American Alicia Sacramone.

Xiao outshone Romania's Ioan Silviu and Japan's Takehiro Kashima with an impressive 9.850 on the pommel horse.


Xiao Qin shows his gold medal in 2006 World Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne, Australia, November 26, Saturday. He won men's pommel horse. [sina]

Liang Fuliang added a bronze for China in the men's floor event.


Liang Fuliang of competes in the men's Floor Exercise final at the World Gymnastic Championships in Melbourne, Australia, November 26, 2005. [Reuters]

The championships conclude on Sunday with the men's vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar, as well as the women's beam and floor exercise.



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