Tokyo Olympics: U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee grabs all-around gold for the US

Tokyo Olympics: U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee grabs all-around gold for the US

TOKYO: U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee rallied to take the women's all-around title at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.

The 18-year-old won gold with 57.433 points, followed by Brazil's Rebeca Andrade in 57.298 points. The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC)'s Angelina Melnikova settled for bronze with 57.199 points.

Thanks to an excellent performance on the uneven bars, Lee was able to narrow her gap with Andrade and placed second in rotation two by a close margin of 0.066 points to the Brazilian gymnast.

Though she was unstable on the balance beam, Lee led the competition after rotation three, trailing by Andrade at 0.101 points. Her score of 13.700 in floor exercise held off a strong challenge from Andrade, as the latter scored 13.666 points but needed 13.802 for a gold. Agencies

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