Dolgopyat
Tokyo Olympics: Israel's Dolgopyat claims men's floor exercise gold
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat won gold in men's floor exercise at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Sunday.
The 24-year-old claimed the title in 14.933 points, trailed by Spain's Rayderley Zapata in the same score but with lower difficulty.
With the same execution score of 8.433 points, Dolgopyat was able to hold off challenge from Zapata by a gap of 0.100 in difficulty, despite an error that cost him a 0.1 penalty.
China's Xiao Ruoteng, who had won all-around silver medal on Wednesday, took bronze in 14.766 points.
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