Ashish disappoints in all-round artistic gymnastics

Ashish was nowhere near his best on Monday,finishing way behind the top three.

India’s Ashish Kumar finished a disappointing 23rd in a 24-participant field in the final of the men’s individual all-round artistic gymnastics competition at the 16th Asian Games at Town Gymnasium here on Monday.

Ashish,who created history last month by bagging India’s first medal in gymnastics in a multi-sport event,was nowhere near his best on Monday,as he finished with a total score of 64.750,way behind the top three position holders.

China’s Haibin Teng and Bo Lu bagged the gold and silver in this event with a score of 91.100 and 89.950 respectively,while bronze medal went to Japan’s Hisashi Mizutori (89.700).

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Apart from the floor,where he finished joined highest with a score of 14.700,Ashish was nowhere near to his rivals in other routines.

The 19-year-old Indian’s routines in pommel horse (10.200),still rings (13.550),parallel bars (14.200),high bar (12.100) and,most importantly,vault (0.00) marred his day.

Incidentally,Ashish scripted history last month when he won a silver and a bronze in vault and floor for India in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

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