Kaylia Nemour wins Algeria's first gold medal in gymnastics, beating Qiu Qiyuan

Kaylia Nemour of Algeria delivered country’s first Olympic gold medal in gymnastics, putting toger a thrilling routine in uneven bars final on Sunday to edge Qiu Qiyuan of China.

Sunisa Lee of U.S. picked up her third medal in Paris and sixth of her Olympic career by grabbing bronze, exactly where she finished in Tokyo three years ago.

Nemour is French and still trains in France but switched to compete for Algeria following a dispute with French gymnastics federation and Nemour’s club of Avoine Beaumont, which has led gymnast to embrace her far’s Algerian nationality.

17-year-old is a wonder on bars, swooping from one to or with a series of releases and intricate hand maneuvers that are both athletically and technically demanding.

Nemour needed to rely on all those skills to edge Qiu, who put on a clinic during her set. Her legs were practically magnetized toger during her routine and she was so straight on her handstand she looked like a ruler. Qiu hugged her coaches after her dismount and crowd erupted when her 15.5 was posted.

Nemour scored 15.7, tied for highest score of meet in any event