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HANGZHOU, China—Chinese gymnast Zhang Boheng won the men’s all-around title Tuesday at the Asian Games, putting himself up as a name to watch at next year’s Paris Olympics.

Zhang missed out on competing at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but won the all-around title later in the year in Japan at the world championships.

“Missing Tokyo was actually a very precious learning experience for me,” Zhang said in his biography for the Asian Games.

Takeru Kitazono of Japan took silver, with bronze for Lan Xingyu of China.

The all-around medal was one of the most high-profile events on Day 3 at the Asian Games.

Other countries win medals at the Asian Games in addition to China, but it can be difficult to notice with the host country’s total dominance.

Through 93 gold medals awarded so far, China has claimed 49. South Korea and Japan are far behind as…

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