China's Zou Jingyuan made history by becoming the first athlete since 1976 to secure consecutive gold medals in the men's parallel bars at the Olympics, after the 26-year-old impressed with a final score of 16.200 points. 🌟
Ukraine's Illia Kovtun claimed silver with a score of 15.500, earning his nation's first gymnastics medal since 2016. 🇺🇦 The bronze went to Japan's Shinnosuke Oka, as the men's all-around champion earned his maiden parallel bars medal with 15.300 points. 🇯🇵
Zou's compatriot Zhang Boheng narrowly missed the podium, finishing in fourth place. 🤞
Zou's victory marks the 21st gold for the Chinese delegation at the Paris Summer Olympics, and the second for the country's gymnastics team in the French capital. 🎉
