Kaylia Nemour tops uneven bars final for gold, Lee repeats for bronze.

Kaylia Nemour of Algeria celebrates her gold medal victory in the women's gymnastics uneven bars final at the Paris 2024 Olympics. 

History was made for the African continent in women’s gymnastics at the Summer Olympics. Algerian Kaylia Nemour won the gold medal in the uneven bars event final, defeating all the best at Bercy Arena Sunday night. China’s Qiyuan Qiu got between Nemour and Sunisa Lee for silver, leaving the American to repeat the even final twice.  

Derwael and Lee returned to give the apparatus a run and repeat as medalists in the final. Lee wanted to upgrade her bronze from Tokyo and provide the Belgian a run for the top medal of the night. Alice D’Amato of Italy set the best numbers, scoring 14.733, but after her was the reigning Olympic champion.

Derwael managed to get the lead by a hair over D’Amato, with five competitors left to perform. Becky Downie of Great Britain had a shot at making it into medal contention, but her signature move was cut short, losing grip on the bar. She was given 13.633, which left over a point gap for the remaining gymnasts. Qiu had the highest level of difficulty left of the gymnasts remaining and excelled in her routine on the bars. The first-time Chinese star earned 15.500, taking the lead by seven-tenths. 

With a new number to beat, Nemour had the potential to top Qiu. Her uneven bars routine flowed well, nailing all the combinations. 15.700 was what the judges gave the Algerian, setting her up for Olympic history. After Helen Kervic went seventh, Lee took to the bars, trying to either repeat as a bronze medalist or get into a better spot. 14.800 was what they gave her, repeating for the second Olympics in a row, sending Derwael empty of anything.