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Japan's Aiko Sugihara claimed gold in the women's artistic gymnastics all-around at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Tuesday, ending China's run of 13 consecutive Asian Games titles.
    
       In the women's qualification competition largely contested between gymnasts from China and Japan, Sugihara won the all-around title with 55.599 points, edging China's Ke Qinqin by 0.4 points. Japan's Misa Nishiyama took bronze with 55.032, while China's Zhang Qingying finished fourth.
   
    Sugihara made a slow start, placing eighth on the uneven bars in the opening rotation. Her Japanese teammates, however, made a strong impression on the apparatus, with Nishiyama scoring 14.533 and Mana Okamura 14.066.
 
      China's gymnasts, all making their Asian Games debuts, had mixed results on the uneven bars. Zhang and Ke finished second and third in the rotation, while Qiu Qiyuan fell from the high bar and Du Siyu made a heavy landing on her dismount.
   
    Qiu bounced back on the balance beam, posting the highest score of 14.833, while Sugihara also recovered with 14.266 for fourth place on the apparatus.
  
     Sugihara then delivered a strong floor exercise routine to score 13.700, the highest mark of the competition despite a 0.2-point penalty. She closed out the competition with 14.100 on the vault, the second-highest score among the gymnasts competing in the event.
 
      Ke still had a chance to overtake Sugihara on the floor exercise, but despite earning 8.166 for execution, her difficulty score of 5.2 left her short of the Japanese gymnast. The 16-year-old Chinese gymnast eventually settled for silver.
  
     "I didn't make any major mistakes today, which I'm happy about. My main goal was always the team event, so I'm very happy to win the individual all-around gold," Sugihara said in the post-game press conference.
   
    "I didn't know I was in first place until after the vault, so I was quite surprised. I need to improve my floor exercise, and I'll keep my focus on tomorrow's team competition," she added.
   
    Ke said she hoped to put the result behind her and perform closer to her training level in the upcoming team and individual events.

       "This is my first Asian Games. I hope to work hard and have the chance to compete at the Asian Games again in the future, and stand on the higher step of the podium in this event," the silver medalist said.
  
     Japan topped the women's qualification with a total score of 166.363, followed by China in second place with 165.697, marching into the women's team final. The other teams advancing to the final are the DPR Korea, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Chinese Taipei, with Kazakhstan named as the reserve team.