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 The 2011 world champion, who also won gold in the event at the
2012 London Olympics, failed to defend his title in Belgium last
year when he fell during qualification and missed out on a place in
the final.
However, this time he breezed through qualification in Nanning and
aced his final routine with a performance that earned him 16.033
points, well clear of Croatia's Filip Ude and Frenchman Cyril
Tomassone.
"I am happy, very happy, no other words could describe it," the
29-year-old said after claiming his third global title in the
discipline.
"It was a little bit hard to train and prepare again after last
year," he added.
"I think people in Hungary would be pleased, my whole family will be
happy for me and everyone will. Maybe it will encourage some teen
gymnasts, I don't know.
"I know I said that I am not young anymore, so for the future I
really don't know. But I will participate in Glasgow (2015 World
Championships) and Rio (2016 Olympic Games), that can be sure."
American Simone Biles narrowly failed to add to her two gold medals
from earlier in the championships, winning a silver in the women's
vault final with an final total of 15.554 points.
CHINESE JOY
The 17-year-old, who helped the United States win the women's team
title and retained her all-around crown, finished second to North
Korea's 2008 Olympic champion Hong Un Jong, who clinched gold with
an winning score of 15.599 points.
"I'm pretty proud of it, so I guess that's all that matters," Biles
said.
China bagged gold and silver in the women's uneven bars after Yao
Jinnan edged defending champion Huang Huidan.
Huang scored higher marks for execution than her team mate but Yao
took a crucial 0.100 point more in difficulty to win gold. Russia's
Daria Spiridonova won the bronze.
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There was more joy for the Chinese after Liu Yang took the rings
title ahead of Brazil's reigning Olympic and world champion Arthur
Zanetti.
Liu received 0.100 points more than Zanetti in both difficulty and
execution. Russia's Denis Abliazin and China's You Hao shared bronze
after finishing tied on 15.700 points.
"I am happy, people think I am disappointed but I am not. My
routines were good and I didn't make big mistakes, so I am very
happy that I could get a medal again," Zanetti said.
"I think today the Chinese had done a better job than I,
congratulations to him."
Abliazin earlier topped the men's floor exercise after defending
champion Kenzo Shirai of Japan stepped out of bounds on one of his
tumbling passes, incurring a deduction of 0.100 points for the error
to finish second.
The world championships will conclude on Sunday with five more
apparatus finals.
(Writing by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; Editing by John O'Brien)
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