Paris 2024 rhythmic gymnastics: All results, as People’s Republic of China clinches first group all-around gold

People’s Republic of China danced their way to the top of rhythmic gymnastics’ group all-around finals to clinch the country’s first-ever Olympic gold in the event at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 with a final score of 69.800 on Saturday, 10 August.

Their first routine, the five hoops, had the highest level of difficulty of any routine in the competition, so after the five women pulled off a captivating warrior-themed performance, they solidified their spot on top of the leaderboard and refused to let it go through the end.

“I’ve definitely experienced more hardship than happiness, but when I hold this medal, I feel that all the struggles were absolutely worth it,” said 19-year-old Wang Lanjing.

At their home Games in 2008, China took their first-ever medal in the group all-around with a silver, so with this gold, these women have written their names in their country’s history books as the second-ever medallists and first-ever Olympic champions.

Coming in just 0.95 points behind China, Israel will take the silver medal with pride, landing themselves on the Olympic podium for the first time ever in this event.

“It’s unbelievable,” said Israel’s Romi Paritzki.

“We are so happy and grateful for our road and what we’ve done. I can’t explain with words what we are feeling right now. We’re so grateful.

“Our initial goal yesterday was to get into the final. After that we realised, ‘This is our moment, this is our moment of truth’. We worked really hard for it…and we did it.”

Italy landed the bronze medal with a final score of 68.100.

“We are very, very happy. This is a very important medal for us. It was a very difficult period, these three years,” said Italian captain Alessia Maurelli, who will not be going home with just one shiny new accessory, but two, as her boyfriend Massimo Bertelloni proposed to her at the conclusion of the competition.

“It’s maybe one of the most beautiful days of my life. I will remember it forever,” she added.

Rhythmic gymnastics: Group all-around podium

Gold: People's Republic of China - 69.800

Silver: Israel - 68.850

Bronze: Italy - 68.100

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