Taiwanese gymnast Tseng Wei-sheng won a silver medal and Tang Chia-hung took bronze at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) World Challenge Cup in Paris on Sunday.
Tseng, 26, won silver for the pommel horse with an average score of 13.916.
In his first attempt, he obtained a total score of 13.933 with a 5.200 score for degree of difficulty and an 8.733 for execution. His second attempt scored 5.200 for degree of difficulty and 8.700 for execution, totaling 13.900.
Photo courtesy of the Chinese Taipei University Sports Association
Tseng’s coach Lin Yu-hsin said the pommel horse is a test of mental focus and consistency, adding that Tseng has shown remarkable steadiness, even when competing against top athletes.
Lin said he would continue to work on Tseng’s movements and stability, with the aim of winning a medal at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, next year.
The FIG is holding five World Challenge Cups this year. Athletes must compete in all five to qualify for annual rankings, with the three best performances taken into consideration.
The Paris leg of the World Challenge Cup is the fourth competition of the year. Tseng has won two golds and two silvers.
Lin said Tseng is “certain” to contend for the overall annual title.
Also on Sunday, Tang took the bronze medal in the men’s horizontal bar with a total score of 14.366.
Tang raised the difficulty level to 6.700. He lost his balance when landing and his hand touched the ground, reducing his execution score to 7.666.
Tang said that he had wanted to try different movements and difficulty levels, so he increased the difficulty of his routine in the finals.
Tang would participate in the National Games next month, as well as the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships starting on Oct. 19 in Jakarta.
Meanwhile, gymnast Hung Yuan-his advanced to the finals in the men’s parallel bars and placed sixth with a score of 13.266.
The fifth FIG World Challenge Cup is to be held in Hungary from Friday next week to Sept. 28.
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