Kilia Namour Adds Another World Gold Medal for Algeria
Algerian champion Kilia Namour continued her impressive performance at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, taking place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from October 17 to 25.
On Sunday, the Olympic champion secured the gold medal in the balance beam final, solidifying her status among the brightest stars of gymnastics worldwide.
Kilia scored 14.566 points in the final, with a difficulty rating of 6.3, adding another achievement to her record at the world championship after delivering a remarkable performance.
She outperformed Chinese champion Zhang Qingqing, who took second place with a score of 14.366 points and a difficulty rating of 6.5, and Brazilian Flavia Saraiva, who finished third with 14.300 points.
The Algerian champion qualified for the final in eighth place during the qualifiers, scoring 14.133 points, before managing to improve her result in the final and turning her qualification into a new achievement.
With this, the Arab and African gymnastics legend raised her tally to two gold medals at the "Rotterdam" World Championships, following her gold from Saturday in the uneven bars.
Kilia Namour had finished the individual all-around competition on Friday in fourth place.
