Japan edge out China in thrilling final to win men's artistic gymnastics team gold
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Takaaki Sugino, Wataru Tanigawa, Kazuma Kaya, Shinnosuke Oka and Daiki Hashimoto of Japan celebrate after winning gold.
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PARIS - Daiki Hashimoto turned heartache into unimaginable joy as he overcame a fall from the pommel horse to power Japan to the gold medal, edging China in a pulsating gymnastics men's team final at the Paris Olympics on July 29.
While Hashimoto led Japan to their eighth men's team title at the Games, the United States were celebrating their first Olympic team medal since 2008 as they grabbed bronze.
Just when it looked like China had the title in the bag as they led Japan by more than three points with only three more performance left on their final apparatus, the high bar, Su Weide fell twice during his routine, turning the title race into a nail-biter.
When the chalk settled, Japan emerged victorious with a total of 259.594 points, less than a point ahead of China.
The US men put on a superb performance and locked up the bronze after nailing most of their landings in the competition. REUTERS
