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Li Xiaopeng wins silver at gyms worlds despite injury
(Xinhua\Chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2005-11-28 10:21 China's Olympic champion Li Xiaopeng won the
silver medal on men's parallel bars at the ongoing gymnastics world
championship.
Li Xiaopeng of
China competes in the men's Parallel Bars final at the World Gymnastic
Championships at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne November 27, 2005. Mitja
Petkovsek of Slovenia won the gold medal with Li winning silver and Yann
Cucherat of France the bronze.[Reuters] |
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Defending champion Li, hopefully to seize men's parallel bars' gold for China
was hindered by a foot injury. But he managed to bear the pain by a neat land
before he left the parallel bars with the help of his coach. Li
finished with 9.675
A few days ago, Li failed in men's pommel horse preliminary out of his
injury.
Li Xiaopeng of
China (L) is assisted by a Chinese team coach after he injured himself in
the men's Parallel Bars final at the World Gymnastic Championships at Rod
Laver Arena in Melbourne November 27, 2005. Mitja Petkovsek of Slovenia
won the gold medal with Li winning silver and Yann Cucherat of France the
bronze. [Reuters] |
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Slovenian athlete Mitja Petkovek took the gold medal with 9.700 points.
China's Xiao Qin, who won the men's pommel horse Friday, finished sixth on
men's horizontal bar.
In women's competitions, China's teenager Zhang Nan finished fourth on the
beam, followed by Fan Ye eighth.
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