Sports Journal

Gymnast Diego Hypolito secured a spot in the two-apparatus finals during the qualifying rounds for the Gymnastics World Cup held yesterday in Stuttgart, Germany. On the floor exercise, the reigning two-time world champion finished second with 15,400 points. Germany's Matthias Fahrig finished first with 15,525 points. On the vault, Diego finished fourth with 15,825 (his starting score for both vaults was 16,60). Once again, Matthias Fahrig of Germany finished first with 16,175. The finals will be held today. Grit"The severe back pain prevented me from doing a more difficult routine on the floor. I had to simplify my routine a lot and my starting score ended up being 16,10. Even so, I managed to secure my place. I still don't know which routine I'll do in the final. It will all depend on how I wake up on the day of the race and whether I'll be better from the pain," said Diego, who already has a guaranteed spot among the eight best in the world, in the World Cup Grand Final, in December, in Spain. DanieleIn her first competition since the Beijing Olympics, gymnast Daniele Hypolito, Brazil's only female representative in Stuttgart, secured a spot in the floor exercise finals with a score of 13,575. China's Fei Cheng took first place in the qualifying rounds for this apparatus, scoring 14,975. On the balance beam, the "Little One" finished ninth with 14,350 points. Brazil has maintained its tradition of achieving strong results in the World Cup.