China earns second gold as He gets world title to go with Olympic crown on uneven bars

He adds world title to her Olympic gold on bars

LONDON — He Kexin has a world title to go with her Olympic gold medal on the uneven bars.

China’s He posted a 16.000 on Saturday, a score no one else in the world can touch. No one at these world gymnastics championships, anyway.

Koko Tsurumi of Japan won the silver, finishing more than a point behind He. American Rebecca Bross and Ana Porgras of Romania tied for third.

It was the second straight gold medal for China, after Zhang Hongtao took the pommel horse title.

Earlier Saturday, American Kayla Williams won the women’s vault title and Marian Dragulescu of Romania won the men’s floor.

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LONDON (AP) — Zhang Hongtao has given China its first gold medal from these world gymnastics championships.

Zhang won the title on pommel horse Saturday, easily beating Hungary’s Kriztian Berki and Australia’s Prashanth Sellathurai. American Tim McNeill, competing at his first world championships, was fifth.

The Chinese men won all but one title at the Beijing Olympics, including the team and all-around golds. But they brought only two members of that team here, and haven’t been anywhere near as dominant.

Earlier Saturday, American Kayla Williams won the women’s vault title and Marian Dragulescu of Romania won the men’s floor.