The Japanese athlete, who became champion in floor exercises today at the FIG World Challenge Cup in Artistic Gymnastics held in Baku, Kenzo Shirai, admitted that he performed in this competition better than he had expected.
According to gymnast, before the final, he thought that he would receive more moderate scores.
Kenzo Shirai also admitted it was the first time he had been in Azerbaijan. According to him, Baku has very good people and a great atmosphere. "So it was much better than I expected," the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza quoted him as saying.
