Tanigawa is best, but Sharul is in the mix for bronze


TWO-time World Cham-pionships bronze medallist Wataru Tanigawa, the hot favourite to win the Asian Games artistic gymastics gold in vault, is living up to the hype.

The 27-year-old Japanese topped the qualification standings, scoring 15.033, the only one to hit the 15-point mark in the competition.

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