China's Liu Yang continues to set the gold standard in men's ring competition at the Olympics. Defending his gold medal from the 2020 Tokyo Games, Liu Yang triumphed again at the 2024 Paris Games with a score of 15.300. His compatriot, Zou Jingyuan, earned the silver with a score of 15.233, while Greece's Eleftherios Petrounias took home the bronze with a score of 15.100.
The final scores for the top eight competitors in the men's rings event were as follows:
Liu Yang, China: 15.300
Zou Jingyuan, China: 15.233
Eleftherios Petrounias, Greece: 15.100
Samir Aït Saïd, France: 15.000
Adem Asil, Türkiye: 14.966
Vahagn Davtyan, Armenia: 14.866
Harry Hepworth, Great Britain: 14.800
Glen Cuyle, Belgium: 13.833
Paris Olympics: The competition between Liu Yang and Zou Jingyuan was incredibly close. Both gymnasts entered the final with equal difficulty scores of 6.400, making the execution scores the deciding factor. Liu Yang's slightly higher execution score of 8.900 compared to Zou Jingyuan's 8.833 secured his victory.
Eleftherios Petrounias added another medal to his impressive Olympic career by winning the bronze. His higher difficulty score of 6.300 compared to Samir Aït Saïd's 6.100 gave him a slight advantage, allowing for minor execution errors. Petrounias' final score of 15.100 was just enough to edge out the competition for the bronze medal.
Despite the success of the United States women in the gymnastics competitions in Paris, no American gymnasts qualified for the men's rings final.
