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Tumaini Carayol

Giarnni Regini-Moran becomes first British male to win world floor gold

Giarnni Regini-Moran kisses his gold medal after victory in the floor at the world championships
Giarnni Regini-Moran kisses his gold medal after victory in the floor exercise at the world championships. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Giarnni Regini-Moran has become the first British male world champion on the floor exercise after he narrowly held off the world and Olympic all-around champion, Daiki Hashimoto of Japan, to win gold in Liverpool on Saturday.

After playing a big role in Great Britain’s dramatic comeback to win bronze in the men’s team final, the 24-year-old won his first global individual medal and GB’s fourth medal in five historic days. “It means the absolute world,” he said. “I almost feel like I’ve completed life now.”

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