Men's Rings

Artistic gymnastics Beijing Olympics

Gold medal favorite: Yibing Chen - China

Venue: National Indoor Stadium

China wins gold and silver in men’s rings

China’s Chen Yibing won the gold medal in men’s rings at the Beijing Olympics. It is the first time China has won the event since Li Ning won gold in Los Angeles in 1984.
China’s Yang Wei won the silver medal and Ukraine’s Oleksandr Vorobiov won the bronze.

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