by Anis Saoud
Doha November 17, 2008
Apparatus Finals (First part)

The men's apparatus finals was dominate by Korea by winning 2 Gold medals, one silver and one bronze. The floor exercise was won by Soo Myun KIM from Republic of Korea with a total of 15.375 points, the silver went to Koji YAMAMURO from Japan with a total of 15.375 points and the silver medal was on by Chang Ju HA from Republic of Korea.
The surprise of this event came from the young Qatari gymnast Naceur Al-Hamed (18 years old) came to the 5th place with 14.550 points needs experience in the future to be one of the best gymnast in Asian in floor exercise.
Pommel Horse was won by Chang Ju HA from Republic of Korea with a total of 15.375 points, the silver medal went to his compatriot Soo Myun KIM with a total of 15.350 points and the bronze medal won by the Japanese Yousuke HOSHI with a total of 14.875 points.
The rings is dominate by the gymnast Timur KURBANBAYEV from Kazakhstan by winning the gold medal with 16.100 points, the silver went to the Japanese Koji YAMAMURO with 16.075 points and the big surprise came from the Jordanian gymnast Ali AL ASI by winning the bronze medal with a total of 15.900 points.

MAG / Floor Exercise

1- KIM, Soo Myun--KOR--15.500
2- YAMAMURO, Koji--JPN--15.375
3- HA, Chang Ju---KOR--14.800

MAG / Pommel Horse

1- HA, Chang Ju--KOR--15.375
2- KIM, Soo Myun--KOR--15.350
3- HOSHI, Yousuke--JPN--14.875

MAG / Rings

1- KURBANBAYEV, Timur--KAZ--16.100
2- YAMAMURO, Koji--JPN--16.075
3- AL ASI, Ali--JOR--15.900

WAG / Vault