China, Uzbekistan Shares Women's Floor Exercise Asiad Gold

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China, Uzbekistan Shares Women's Floor Exercise Asiad Gold

Chinese Zhang Nan and Uzbekistan's Oksana Chusovitina scored 9.350 points apiece to share the women's floor exercise gold medal at the Asian Games Saturday.

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Chinese gymnastics sensation Zhang Nan and Oksana Chusovitina of Uzbekistan shared the last gold in Asian Games women's gymnastics Saturday as they stroke the highest score in the floor exercise.

Winning her fourth gold in this Asiad, Zhang excelled in this event with 9.350 points to wrap up her Asian Games journey. Zhang's airily performance coupling with her sweet smile won over the audience as well as the judges.

"I am happy with my success. This has been my fourth gold in the Asian Games, which is my first ever major international tournament,"said Zhang.

"But it was not so perfect because I made a mistake on the beam," Zhang still regretted for her falling off the beam.

Already bagging home the team, all-round, uneven bars golds, Zhang was also hopeful of the beam title before she fell off aftera backward somersault.

The baby-faced Zhang, however, soon made redemption on the floor.

Chusovitina, 27, put on a solid show in accompaniment to a powerful music. Her high-flying flips and firm landing made her anequal to 16-year-old Zhang.

The 1992 Olympic champion, a mother of a boy of two years and half, also triumphed in the vault event Friday.

"I paid more attention to the sport itself than the result,"said the accomplished gymnast.

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