Ray ZapataOlympic runner-up, will not play the final on this machine at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool.
The Spaniard won the qualifying round Note with a value of 13.933 -after the -0.1 penalty- Which at that time put him already in ninth place, when only eight reached the final and there were still more than half of the gymnasts to compete.
Zapata, who also took the European Gold and World Bronze in 2015, failed to make the superb workout he provided in the drills in the classification.
The Spaniards who will do the full competition for the six devices are Joel Plata, Nestorabad, 7th and 10th in the previous World Cup and Nicolau Mir. Zapata will also come out in the rings and the vault.
Today, Sunday, the women’s qualifying round concluded, led by the United States team in the team division, in search of its sixth consecutive title, and in the singles competition, the Brazilian Olympic runner-up Rebecca Andrade, who showed an exceptional point.
Spain, which had to deal with two casualties due to injury in the hours leading up to the competition, namely Marina Gonzalez and Lorena Medinafinished 17th for the teams, far from the top eight that allow access to the final.
But Laura Casabuena qualified for the individual all-around final next Thursday. The 16-year-old from Alcoy got her best rating ever, 52,032 points.
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