Yonekura, Ferrari book Olympic tickets in Doha
27 Jun 2021 - 9:45
The Peninsula
Doha: Japan’s Hidenobu Yonekura yesterday qualified for the Tokyo Olympics by winning the men’s Vault final at the 13th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup at Aspire Dome.
The Doha leg was specifically designed by FIG for individual specialists and was applicable to those who couldn’t qualify to the Games through the 2018-2019 World Championships. Before heading into the MAG vault final, South Korea’s Shin Jeahwan led the overall rankings.
But Yonekura overtook the Korean with a score of 15.016 in the final that earned him a ticket to Tokyo. Igor Radivilov and Andrey Medvedev finished second and third respectively on the podium.