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The might of China and the United States are expected to reign supreme, when a host of the world’s best male gymnasts hit Hisense Arena this Thursday night for the Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne.
As the countdown to the Commonwealth Games continues, the Australian men will take on the superpowers of world gymnastics including China, Russia, Canada and the United States from 7pm this Thursday (April 29) in the men’s team and all-around competition, before the best of the best return for the apparatus finals on Saturday (May 1) from 7pm.
The extremely strong United States team arrived in the country yesterday and had their first training hit out at Hisense Arena this afternoon. The US team is spearheaded by Danell Leyva, who finished fourth in the high bar at last year’s worlds, Steven Legendre who placed eighth on the floor and exciting emerging talent John Orozco, the 2009 USA junior all-around champion. …
“I definitely want to hit all of my routines, try to clean up and try to break 92,” said Leyva. “This competition is pretty important for us. It’s a big meet and I just want to go in there and do my stuff, nice and clean. “ …
Team China will be led by Yuguo Huang, who is currently ranked No. 1 in the world on floor, and recently took out the gold at the 2010 World Cup event in Doha. …
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