Japan finished a disappointing eighth in the group all-around competition won by host Bulgaria at the rhythmic gymnastics world championships Friday.After a fourth-place outing at last year's championships, the team, nicknamed Fairy Japan, was unable to book one of the three spots for the 2024 Paris Olympics up for grabs in Sofia.Bulgaria won its first world title since the 2014 meet with a total of 66.600 points.Second-place Israel and third-place Spain joined Bulgaria in qualifying for the Olympics, in the absence of Russia and Belarus, which were barred from competing over Russia's invas…READ FULL ARTICLE
