
17-year-old Algerian gymnast Kaylia Nemour soared to a gold medal finish during Sunday’s uneven bars final after an absolutely captivating individual performance.
Nemour scored a whopping 15.7 to win her first ever gold medal and become the first Olympic medalist in gymnastics from Africa. She defeated reigning world champion, China’s Qiu Qiyuan (15.5), who took home silver, and American gymnast Sunisa Lee, who took home bronze.