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2024 Olympics - Gymnasts Chosen as Closing Ceremony Flag Bearers

Cyprus' Vera Tugolukova, who finished 16th in the Rhythmic Gymnastics All-Around competition. (Source:  https://in-cyprus.philenews.com/sports/rhythmic-gymnast-vera-tugolukova-to-carry-flag-in-olympics-closing-ceremony/ ) Carlos Edriel Yulo, of the Philippines has been selected along with bronze medalist Aira Villegas. Yulo won both the Floor and Vault titles here in Paris. (Source:  https://sports.inquirer.net/579663/carlos-yulo-aira-villegas-flag-bearers-for-closing-ceremony) . Captain of the Rhythmic Gymnastics group from Israel, Romi Paritzki has reportedly been chosen to carry the flag along with sailor Tom Reuveni. (Source:  https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-814136 ) From the Official List on Paris 2024 website (Source:  https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-olympics-the-flagbearers-at-sunday-s-closing-ceremon y) British Trampoline Gymnast and 2024 Olympic Champion Bryony Page will carry the flag along with Triathlete Alex Yee. Kazakhstan Rhythmic Gymnast Elzhana
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2024 Olympics - Rhythmic Group All Around Final

The final day of the Gymnastics competition at the 2024 Olympic Games has arrived at the La Chapelle Arena and it is the Rhythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around Final. 6-time French National Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around Champion and 2-times (1996, 2000) Olympian Eva Serrano performed the coup de baton. After the first rotation, the group from China leads from Ukraine and Italy. The Chinese group of DING Xinyi, GUO Qiqi, HAO Ting, HUANG Zhangjiayang, and WANG Lanjing win the 2024 Olympics Group All-Around title over Israel (Shani Bakanov, Adar Friedmann, Romi Paritzki, Ofir Shaham, and Diana Svertsov) with Italy (Martina Centofanti, Agnese Duranti, Alessia Maurelli, Daniela Mogurean and Laura Paris) finishing third.  GROUP ALL-AROUND FINAL (5 HOOPS, 3 RIBBONS & 2 BALLS): China  (36.950, 32.850) 69.800 Israel   (35.600, 33.250) 68.850 Italy   (36.100, 32.000) 68.100 Bulgaria  (34.100, 33.700) 67.800 Azerbaijan   (34.850, 31.600) 66.450 France   (35.750, 30.250) 66.000 Ukrai
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2024 Olympics - Individual Rhythmic Gymnastics AA Final

Can Italian Sofia Rafaelli complete the fairytale and again dominate in tonight's Individual All-Around final? Or will it be someone else who lands on the top of the podium? Rhythmic gymnastics is grace, beauty, wows, risks, and full of amazing and difficult performances; it really has it all. Tonight's coup de baton is performed by Kseniya Moustafaeva; a French Rhythmic Gymnast who was a finalist in Rio. At the end of the final, Germany's Daria Varfolomeev (who top scored with all apparatuses except the Ribbon) won the Olympic All-Around title 2.250 points clear of Bulgaria's Boryana Kaleyn with Italian Sofia Raffaeli winning the bronze.  ALL-AROUND FINAL (HOOP, BALL, CLUBS, RIBBON) Daria Varfolomeev (GER)  (36.300, 36.500, 36.350, 33.700) 142.850 Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) (35.850, 36.450, 34.550, 33.750) 140.600 Sofia Rafaelli (ITA) (35.250, 32.900, 35.900, 32.250) 136.300 Margarita Kolosov (GER) (34.600, 34.150, 33.950, 32.550) 135.250 Daria Atamanov (ISR)  (35.200, 31.80
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2024 Olympics - Rhythmic Gymnastics Group AA Qualification

Group All-Around Qualification is underway at the La Chapelle Arena for Rhythmic Gymnastics. At the end of today's competition, the top 8 ranked groups move on to the Group All-Around Final. After the first rotation, Italy (Martina Centofanti, Agnese Duranti, Alessia Maurelli, Daniela Mogurean, and Laura Paris) leads over Bulgaria (Sofia Ivanova, Magdalina Minevska, Kamelia Petrova, Rachel Stoyanov and Margarita Vasileva) with France (Ainhoa Dot, Manelle Inaho, Celia Joseph-Noel, Justine Lavit and Lozea Vilarino) in third. After the second rotation, Bulgaria are the highest qualifiers to the All-Around final over Italy and the group from Ukraine.  GROUP ALL-AROUND QUALIFICATION (5 HOOPS, 3 RIBBONS & 2 BALLS): Bulgaria  (37.700, 32.700) 70.400 Italy  (38.200, 31.150) 69.350 Ukraine  (35.450, 33.500) 68.950 France  (36.600, 32.200) 68.800 China (35.500, 32.400) 67.900 Israel  (35.250, 31.900) 67.150 Uzbekistan  (33.550, 30.450) 64.000 Azerbaijan  (33.850, 28.150) 62.000 Brazil  (
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2024 Olympics - Individual Rhythmic Gymnastics Qualification

Rhythmic Gymnastics is underway at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena, with the Individual All-Around Qualification taking place.  The top 10 in the All-Around rankings at the end of today's competition will head into the All-Around Final.  At the halfway point, after two apparatuses, Italy's Sofia Rafaelli leads over Bulgaria's Boryana Kaleyn and Ukraine's Taisiia Onofriichuk. Heading into the final rotation, Rafaelli has a 1.9 points lead over Onofriichuk, with Kaleyn sitting in third. Rafaelli is the highest qualifier to the final over Germany's Daria Varfolomeev and Kaleyn. INDIVIDUAL ALL-AROUND (HOOP, BALL, CLUBS, RIBBON): Sofia Rafaelli (ITA) (35.700, 34.450, 35.000, 33.950) 139.100 Daria Varfolomeev (GER)  (32.500, 36.450, 35.250, 32.650) 136.850 Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) (35.350, 34.600, 33.600, 32.900) 136.450 Taisiia Onofriichuk  ( UKR) (34.250, 35.250, 33.750, 32.500) 135.750 Margarita Kolosov (GER) (34.550, 33.000, 33.800, 30.150) 131.500 Ekaterina Vedeneeva (SLO
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2024 Olympics - Day 3 Artistic Gymnastics Event Finals

Today marks the final day of the Artistic Gymnastics competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Event Finals on the Parallel Bars and Horizontal Bars for the Men and the Balance Beam and Floor Exercise for the Women. Emilie LePennec performed today's coup de baton. We start with Men's Parallel Bars - can China's ZOU Jingyuan retain his title? Illia Kovtun - still hard to believe he's only about to turn 21 (Happy early Birthday!), slight bobble, hop back on dismount but otherwise very clean routine. ZHANG Boheng - very clean routine, very low in the dismount, and a hop on the landing. Ferhat Arican - few arches in the back throughout the routine, solid dismount! Wataru Tanigawa - big travels on Felger half, slight overarch in handstands, lovely straddle front, deep squat on the dismount. Oleg Verniaiev - Small problem to begin the routine, not maintaining the handstand position for long enough, looks like he clipped his feet on the bar and comes off, stuck dismount. ZOU Jin
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2024 Olympics - Day 2 Artistic Gymnastics Event Finals

  Today sees the second of three days of Event Finals for the Men and Women's Artistic Gymnastics. Men will be contesting the Still Rings and Vault finals, with Women's Finals being held on the Uneven Bars. Phenomenal routines from the Chinese gymnasts ZOU Jingyuan and LIU Yang on the Still Rings. Petrounias - lovely swing-to-strength element, slight overarch in handstand and small movements in the Rings, solid dismount! Cuyle - legs appear slightly low, kip to Maltese, slight swing in handstand positions, falls on triple back dismount. Asil - small step on the dismount, limited swing in the rings, sharp movements, small form errors. Ait Said - huge response from the crowd, this is a great routine, small bobble on his final handstand, sticks the dismount just a little low in the chest. Hepworth - good routine, slight form issues, and another stuck dismount. Vahagn Davtyan - Stuck double layout full twist dismount, some small swing and form issues. China's LIU Yang wins the
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