Olympic gymnastics: Brazil’s Zanetti takes gold
August 6th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANSLondon, Aug 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti from Brazil Monday created a sensation when he won the gold medal bettering China’s reigning champion in the men’s rings final competition at the London Olympics.
Zanetti had never won a major title before he scored 15.900 to beat Chen Yibing, who scored 15.800.
Italy’s Matteo Morandi won bronze with a 15.733 score.
Russia’s Aleksandr Balandin and Denis Ablyazin both came close to a medal but failed to reach the podium, finishing fourth and fifth with 15.666 and 15.633, respectively.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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