Britain’s Jessica Gadirova won gold in the women’s floor at the World Gymnastics Championships
LIVERPOOL: Jessica Gadirova claimed gold for Britain in the women’s floor to seal the hosts’ best ever medal haul on the final day of the World Gymnastics Championship in Liverpool on Sunday.
The 19-year-old scored 14.2 points to beat the USA’s Jordan Chiles on 13.8, with Jade Carey and Rebeca Andrade sharing bronze with 13.7.
Victory made Gadirova only the fifth British world champion in history and lifted the host nation’s final tally to a record-breaking six medals from the championships.
Gadirova said she had struggled to focus before her performance as her twin sister Jennifer, who finished seventh in the same event, was also…
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