The island country had never been atop the podium before Saturday, when Ernesto Vila Sarria shocked fans in Bishan Sports Hall by winning the boys’ floor exercise.">The island country had never been atop the podium before Saturday, when Ernesto Vila Sarria shocked fans in Bishan Sports Hall by winning the boys’ floor exercise.">

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Cuba Gets Historic Gymnastics Win

  • Submitted by: manso
  • 08 / 23 / 2010

AROUND THE RINGS. August 22, 2010. Cuba has its first Olympic gymnastics medal, and it’s a gold.

The island country had never been atop the podium before Saturday, when Ernesto Vila Sarria shocked fans in Bishan Sports Hall by winning the boys’ floor exercise.

Sarria qualified for the eight-person final in seventh place with a score of 14.1, then put up a 14.575 in the final.

“Hopefully, I’ll be able to build on this result,” he said in a statement. “This is just the start for gymnastics in Cuba.”

The gymnast will compete in the high bars and parallel bars finals later Sunday.

Source: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CubaNews/message/117209

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