Rising US star Fred Richard wins first world gymnastics title with floor gold

American, 22, edges Britain’s Jake Jarman by 0.033Richard is first US man to win floor gold since 2003Simone Biles watches as American claims world titleAmerican Frederick Richard won the floor exercise title at the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Saturday, finishing ahead of Britain’s Jake Jarman and Israel’s Artem Dolgopyat.With US gymnastics great Simone Biles looking on as a spectator in the Netherlands, the 22-year-old Richard secured his first world title, edging out Jarman by just 0.033 points after scoring 14.633. Jarman, the defending world champion, was among a field that included the last two Olympic gold medallists. Continue reading…

The 22-year-old American claimed his first world title in the floor exercise, finishing ahead of Britain’s Jake Jarman as Simone Biles watched from the stands Richard is first US man to win floor gold since 2003 American Frederick Richard won the floor exercise title at the world gymnastics championships in Rotterdam on Saturday, finishing ahead of Britain’s Jake Jarman and Israel’s Artem Dolgopyat. With US gymnastics great Simone Biles looking on as a spectator in the Netherlands, the 22-year-old Richard secured his first world title, edging out Jarman by just 0.033 points after scoring 14.633.

Jarman, the defending world champion, was among a field that included the last two Olympic gold medallists. “I hope this is a lesson to everybody that you don’t have to wait to get the win to say you will be a champion,” Richard said afterward. “You don’t have to know when it’s going to happen or how it’s going to happen, but believing