Gymnast Ilya Zayka Wins Gold in Paris
Russian gymnast Ilya Zayka won the gold medal at the stage of the FIG Cup in Paris in the rings event.
Consensus
- Ilya Zayka won gold in the rings competition at the FIG World Challenge Cup in Paris.
- Zayka scored 14.566 points in the final.
- Armenian gymnast Artur Avetisyan finished second with 14.533 points.
- Nikita Simonyan from Azerbaijan won bronze with 14.133 points.
- Zayka performed a new element on the rings that was officially named after him.
- The International Gymnastics Federation recognized the new element and named it 'Zayka'.
Points of divergence
- Zayka won the individual title in the rings event and also won the named element in qualification. — ramio
- The FIG Executive Committee allowed Russian athletes to compete at international events with flag and anthem on May 18. — vedomosti
- Zayka previously won silver at the European Championships in Zagreb on August 21, scoring 14.400 points. — vm
- Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova commented on the naming of the element and questioned restrictions on Russian athletes. — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- Gymnast Ilya Zayka won in exercises on rings in Paris — РИАМО
- Russian gymnast Zayka won gold at FIG Cup stage in Paris — Ведомости
- Gymnast Ilya Zakia won gold medal at championship in Paris — Вечерняя Москва
- Gymnast Zayka became the winner of the tournament in Paris in the rings exercises — Вести
Key entities
- Ilya Zayka
- Paris
- Nikita Simonov
- Artur Avetisyan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- FIG
- Moscow
- France
- International Gymnastics Federation
- Championat
- FIG Challenge
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