{"id":100495,"date":"2024-03-10T17:05:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T16:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/?p=100495"},"modified":"2024-03-10T17:05:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T16:05:14","slug":"algerias-kaylia-nemour-continues-to-mark-herself-as-paris-2024-gold-medal-favourite-with-win-at-baku-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/en\/algerias-kaylia-nemour-continues-to-mark-herself-as-paris-2024-gold-medal-favourite-with-win-at-baku-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Algeria\u2019s Kaylia Nemour continues to mark herself as Paris 2024 gold medal favourite with win at Baku World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nThe 17-year-old backed up her Cottbus victory with a second, straight gold Saturday (9 March)<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Algerian\u00a0Kaylia Nemour<\/strong>\u00a0continued her dominance on the uneven bars Saturday (9 March), winning her second-straight World Cup gold medal at the International\u00a0Gymnastics<\/a>\u00a0Federation\u2019s Baku (Azerbaijan) World Cup.<\/p>\n
The 17-year-old posted a massive 15.433 for her dynamic, non-stop routine to take the win. She was more than a point clear of\u00a0Elisa Iorio<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of Italy, who took second at 14.300. The United States\u2019\u00a0Katelyn Jong<\/strong>\u00a0rounded out the podium after earning a 13.733.<\/p>\n
For Nemour, the win comes just two weeks after posting the same mark at the World Cup in Cottbus, Germany.<\/p>\n
The history-making gymnast became the first representing an African nation to win a medal at the World Championships in 2023 when she took silver on bars. But her performances \u2013 and big scores – in 2024 mark her as a gold medal favourite at this summer\u2019s Olympic Games Paris 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s beautiful what she does,\u201d said reigning Olympic uneven bars champion\u00a0Nina Derwael<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0of Belgium,\u00a0according to sporza.be<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t think anyone will take the gold from her in Paris.\u201d<\/p>\n
Derwael is currently working her way back on the apparatus following major shoulder surgery.<\/p>\n
In Saturday\u2019s other women\u2019s final on the vault, Bulgaria\u2019s\u00a0Valentina Georgieva<\/strong>\u00a0took top honours, averaging a 13.799. Her second vault was a clear Tsukahara with a full twist.<\/p>\n
The Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea\u2019s\u00a0An Chang Ok<\/strong>\u00a0finished right behind with a 13.783 average. Georgieva and An\u2019s one-two finish was a reversal from the results of the World Cup competitions in Cairo and Cottbus where An was the champion, while the Bulgarian settled for second.<\/p>\n