China's Dong Dong wins silver in men's trampoline at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO - Belarusian gymnast Ivan Litvinovich took the Olympic men's trampoline title at Tokyo 2020 on Saturday.

The 20-year-old won gold with 61.715 points, edging China's Dong Dong into second place in 61.235. New Zealand's Dylan Schmidt had bronze in 60.675.

Litvinovich, who is making his Olympic debut, finished first in the qualification thanks to his high-quality performance in second routine which had a difficulty score of 18.200.

He executed an 18.200-difficulty routine again in the final, earning a score of 17.915 points in time of flight as he excelled at his routine in the air.

Four-time Olympian Dong has won bronze at Beijing 2008, gold at London 2012 and silver at Rio 2016. The 32-year-old placed fifth in qualification. He scored 61.235 points for his stable performance in the final, with an unparalleled 9.700 in horizontal displacement.

However, his gap of 0.780 in time of flight to Litvinovich denied him a chance for gold.

Schmidt finished the third by a gap of 0.560 to Dong.

Defending champion Belarusian Uladzislau Hancharou was placed fourth in 60.565.