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Hungary’s Krisztian Berki made up for last year’s disappointment by winning gold in the men’s pommel horse at the world championships in southern China yesterday. |
The 2011 world champion, who also won gold in the event at the 2012 London Olympics, failed to defend his title in Belgium last year when he fell during qualification and missed out on a place in the final.
However, this time he breezed through qualification in Nanning and aced his final routine with a performance that earned him 16.033 points, well clear of Croatia’s Filip Ude and Frenchman Cyril Tomassone.
“I am happy, very happy, no other words could describe it,” the 29-year-old said after claiming his third global title in the discipline. It was a little bit hard to train and prepare again after last year,” he added.
“I think people in Hungary would be pleased, my whole family will be happy for me and everyone will. Maybe it will encourage some teen gymnasts, I don’t know.
“I know I said that I am not young anymore, so for the future I really don’t know. But I will participate in Glasgow (2015 World Championships) and Rio (2016 Olympic Games), that can be sure.”
American Simone Biles narrowly failed to add to her two gold medals from earlier in the championships, winning a silver in the women’s vault final with an final total of 15.554 points.
The 17-year-old, who helped the United States win the women’s team title and retained her all-around crown, finished second to North Korea’s 2008 Olympic champion Hong Un Jong, who clinched gold with an winning score of 15.599 points.
“I’m pretty proud of it, so I guess that’s all that matters,” Biles said.
Abliazin earlier topped the men’s floor exercise after defending champion Kenzo Shirai of Japan stepped out of bounds on one of his tumbling passes, incurring a deduction of 0.100 points for the error to finish second.
The world championships will conclude on Sunday with five more apparatus finals.
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