Van Vi Luong of Vietnam earned his place at the World Gymnastics Championship after his performance at the ongoing Asian championship in Singapore.
Luong finished 14th in the men's all-round event with 79.097 points after six apparatus on June 15 at the OCBC Arena.
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Van Vi Luong poses with the national flag. |
Japanese Oka Shinnosuke took gold with 86.065 points, followed by Filipino Carlos Yulo (86.930 points) and Kitazono Takeru of Japan (85.431 points).
The top 24 gymnasts, with a maximum of two per country, will qualify for the all-around finals.
Luong was one of six athletes who secured world tickets from this tournament.
The World Gymnastics Championships, between September 30 to October 8 in Belgium, is also the first opportunity for nations to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The top three highest-ranked teams in the team final will automatically qualify a full team of five gymnasts to the Games.
"First step is done. Will continue to arrive the global largest sport – Olympic Paris 2024," Luong posted on his Facebook.
In another event, Nguyen Phuoc Hai had 13.933 points for No. 9 place and qualified for the finals of the men's individual parallel bars.
In men's rings, Nguyen Van Khanh Phong placed fourth in the qualification with 14.133 points and was confirmed a berth in the finals.
Vietnam will send a squad of five men and four women to the Singapore competition. The championship will conclude on June 18.
Source: VNA
