Zou inconsistent, but still important
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China's Zou Kai reacts after competing in the men's horizontal bars final of the artistic gymnastics event of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on Aug 19, 2008. Zou, who won the gold there, will seek another victory at the Tokyo World Championships. Franck Fife / Agence France-Presse |
BEIJING - Huang Yubin, head coach of the Chinese gymnastics team, said Beijing Olympic champion Zou Kai remained an important part of the team at the 2011 Tokyo World Championships, though he needs to improve in the pommel horse and vault events. The 23-year-old, who won three gold medals in the floor, horizontal bar and team events at the Beijing Olympics, missed the 2010 Worlds in Rotterdam due to inconsistent performances in the individual events, but he has returned to the lineup as substitute at the Worlds in Tokyo.
