China and Russia, two of Tokyo's top Olympic medal contenders in men's artistic gymnastics, put down markers on Saturday, dominating the first of three qualifying subdivisions.
Early action on opening day at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre produced little drama as the athletes expected to battle for podium places over the next 11 days looked poised to qualify with the minimum of fuss.
Twenty-four gymnasts will also advance to the individual all-around final on Wednesday and eight to each of the six apparatus finals. China, Olympic team champions in 2008 and 2012, finished with the top mark of 262.061 narrowly ahead of world championship team gold medallists, the ROC, with 261.945. Japan, the reigning Olympic team champions, take the stage later on Saturday.Simone Biles, the undisputed headliner of the gymnastics competition, will make her first appearance on Sunday in women's qualifying, but the men are not without their own star attractions.
The winner of every all-around world and Olympic title from 2009 to 2016, Uchimura is only competing on high bar, but that one event would have been good enough to allow an adoring home crowd the opportunity to give the champion the rousing sendoff he deserved.
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