Paris 2024 Olympics - Rhythmic Gymnastics - Group All-Around Final - Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France - August 10, 2024. Team China celebrate winning gold. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay Purchase ...

China won its 1st Olympic gold ever in the group rhythmic gymnastics! After the banning of Russia, the Russian Olympic champion Anastasia Bliznyuk coached the Chinese national team since 2022.

Team China performs with ribbons and balls in the group all-around rhythmic gymnastics final at La Chapelle Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France.

PARIS -- China pulled off a stunner in rhythmic gymnastics Saturday, becoming the first non-European country to win Olympic gold in the group event by finishing just ahead of Israel and Italy.

China won an Olympic rhythmic gymnastics gold for the first time on Friday when they dominated the group competition in Paris. China led on 36.950 points from Ukraine after rotation one, which saw ...

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 10: Gymnasts of Team China compete during the Rhythmic Gymnastics - Group All-Around Final on day 15 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Porte de la Chapelle Arena on ...

Team China performs with ribbons and balls in the group all-around rhythmic gymnastics final at La Chapelle Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Paris, France.

Rhythmic gymnastics has long been dominated by Russia and other former Soviet states, which have won 39 of the 48 medals up for grabs since the 1984 Soviet boycott of the Olympic Games.

China pulled off a stunner in rhythmic gymnastics Saturday, becoming the first non-European country to win Olympic gold in the group event by finishing just ahead of Israel and Italy.