Tang shines at Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

Doha, Qatar: Tang Chia Hung of Chinese Taipei topped the qualification in men s Horizontal Bar at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Doha at the Women...

Doha, Qatar: Tang Chia-Hung of Chinese Taipei topped the qualification in men’s Horizontal Bar at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Doha at the Women’s Sports Committee Hall yesterday.

The 27-year-old has been in great form recently after he picked up gold medals in Cairo and Cottbus events with his new routine. Chia-Hung will be hoping he can repeat the same performance in the final, which will give him one of the two tickets on offer for the Paris Olympic Games.

The Doha event the final Olympic qualification tournament for apparatus specialists and will determine 20 newly-minted Olympians heading for Paris 2024. The two gymnasts with the highest points score on each apparatus capture a ticket to the Games, with the best three rankings points scores counting toward the final total. A maximum of one place per apparatus can be secured by the same nation.

Known as the ‘King of Cat for his rendition of the Yamawaki move, which involves a backward giant swing, a half turn, a front flip over the bar, and a regrasp, Chia-Hung tore his Achilles tendon in February 2023 during a simulated competition.