Gymnastics: Sugihara wins floor gold, beam bronze for 1st worlds' podiums

Japan's Aiko Sugihara won the women's floor exercise gold at the artistic gymnastics world championships on Saturday after taking bronze on the beam.The 26-year-old veteran scored 13.833 points in the floor exercise final in Jakarta and topped the podium filled by runner-up Ruby Evans and third-place Abigail Martin, both of Britain.A two-time Olympian from Osaka Prefecture, Sugihara retired from top-level competition in 2022 but returned the following year, placing seventh in the all-around this week."I hadn't thought about becoming the world champion. I'm both surprised and happy," said Su…READ FULL ARTICLE