Today, on August 4, the 2024 Paris Olympics will feature three individual finals in artistic gymnastics: rings (men), vault (men), and uneven bars (women).
Armenian gymnasts Vahagn Davtyan and Artur Davtyan will compete in the finals for rings and vault, respectively. They have a chance to win Armenia's first medals at the 2024 Olympics.
Schedule for the artistic gymnastics finals (Yerevan time):
17:00 — Rings (M) — Vahagn Davtyan.
17:40 — Uneven bars (W).
18:24 — Vault (M) — Artur Davtyan.
In the rings final, attention will be focused on Chinese gymnasts Zou Jingyuan and Liu Yang, who consistently achieve high results. Zou Jingyuan, with a qualification score of 15.300, is the favorite due to his Olympic experience and status as a four-time world champion. His compatriot Liu Yang, the 2020 Olympic champion on rings, is also vying for gold with a qualification score of 15.233.
Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias, the 2016 Olympic champion, will seek to regain his leadership and is capable of contending for medals despite a qualification score of 14.800. Turkish gymnast Adem Asil, the 2022 world champion, is also ready to fight for a podium position.
Armenian gymnast Vahagn Davtyan, one of the most experienced competitors with two European Championship silver medals and a victory at the 2024 World Cup, will aim to surprise his rivals and secure Armenia's first medal at these Games.
In vault, the competition for medals promises to be intense, with strong rivalry among participants. Ukrainian gymnast Nazar Chepurnyi, with a qualification score of 14.833, is one of the favorites following his success at the 2024 European Championships as part of the team.
British gymnast Jake Jarman, who has already won bronze at these Olympic Games in floor exercises, will seek to improve his result in vault. Artur Davtyan from Armenia, a bronze medalist at the 2020 Olympics and 2022 world champion in vault, is also a strong contender for a medal.
Carlos Yulo from the Philippines, the 2024 Olympic champion in floor exercises, and Iranian gymnast Mahdi Olfati will try to impress the audience and judges to reach the podium.
Participants in the rings final:
Zou Jingyuan (China, 26 years old). Qualification score — 15.300. 2020 Olympic champion (parallel bars), four-time world champion (team and parallel bars).
Liu Yang (China, 29 years old). Qualification score — 15.233. 2020 Olympic champion (rings), three-time world champion (team and rings).
Ait Said Samir (France, 34 years old). Qualification score — 14.966. 2013 European champion (rings).
Glen Quill (Belgium, 22 years old). Qualification score — 14.900.
Adem Asil (Turkey, 25 years old). Qualification score — 14.866. 2022 world champion (rings), two-time European champion (all-around and rings). Egyptian by origin.
Eleftherios Petrunias (Greece, 33 years old). The result of the qualification is 14.800. Olympic champion 2016. 3-time world champion, all medals are on rings only.
Vahagn Davtyan (Armenia, 35 years old). Qualification score — 14.733. Two-time European Championship silver medalist (rings), 2024 World Cup winner. The oldest gymnast participating in the Paris Olympics.
Harry Hepworth (United Kingdom, 20 years old). Qualification score — 14.700.
Participants in the vault final:
Nazar Chepurnyi (Ukraine, 21 years old). Qualification score — 14.833. 2024 European champion (team).
Harry Hepworth (United Kingdom, 20 years old). Qualification score — 14.766.
Aurel Benovich (Croatia, 24 years old). Qualification score — 14.733. Silver medalist at the 2020 European Championship (floor exercises).
Igor Radivilov (Ukraine, 31 years old). Qualification score — 14.700. 2012 Olympic bronze medalist (vault), five-time European champion (three times in vault, twice in team).
Jake Jarman (United Kingdom, 22 years old). Qualification score — 14.699. Already a bronze medalist at the 2024 Olympics in floor exercises. 2023 world champion (vault).
Carlos Yulo (Philippines, 24 years old). Qualification score — 14.683. 2024 Olympic champion in floor exercises. Two-time world champion (vault and floor exercises).
Artur Davtyan (Armenia, 31 years old). Qualification score — 14.666. 2020 Olympic bronze medalist (vault). 2022 world champion (vault), two-time European champion (vault and pommel horse).
Mahdi Olfati (Iran, 23 years old ). Qualification score — 14.583.
You can watch the finals live on Armenia's first channel. In Russia, it is available for free on the Olympics website.
There will also be an online broadcast on our TELEGRAM CHANNEL.
