Kaylia Nemour once again made a strong impression. At the World Gymnastics Championships taking place in Rotterdam (Netherlands) from October 17 to 25, the Algerian gymnast provisionally took the lead in the individual all-around standings after the qualifications held on Monday, October 19.
As expected, Kaylia Nemour secured the provisional first place on her favorite apparatus, the uneven bars (14.933 points).
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On the balance beam, she finished fourth (14.133 pts), while she scored 14.033 on vault and 12.900 on floor. In the provisional overall standings, the Algerian occupies the first position at the end of this first day with a total of 55.999, ahead of American Skye Blakely (55.465), French Elena Colas (55.032), and fellow American Claire Pease (54.432).
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Although her final victory on the uneven bars seems almost assured, Kaylia Nemour is well positioned to triumph on another apparatus and could achieve a remarkable feat by winning the individual all-around competition at these World Championships.
