Olympics: Japan's Murakami makes history with floor exercise bronze

Japan's Mai Murakami claimed the bronze medal in the women's floor exercise at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday, making history as the first female gymnast from the country to finish on the podium in an individual event.American Jade Carey took gold with 14.366, 0.166 point ahead of Italy's silver medalist Vanessa Ferrari. Murakami nailed a flawless routine to land in a tie with Russian Angelina Melnikova for bronze with 14.166 points at Ariake Gymnastics Centre.Murakami, competing in her second Summer Games, also became the first woman from the country to claim a medal in gymnastics since Japa…READ FULL ARTICLE