Japan overtook longtime rival China on Monday to win gold in the men's gymnastics event at the Paris Olympics, while the Americans took bronze, their first medal since 2008.
This was Japan's eighth team gold, the first since Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
The Japanese overtook their rivals in the final rotation, after China's Su Weide fell twice from the horizontal bar. Japan won by a narrow margin of 0.532 points.
After qualifying in fifth place, the United States men ended a 16-year drought, much to the delight of dozens of fans who waved American flags and chanted "USA, USA" throughout the evening.
The Americans scored 257.793 points, edging out Great Britain for bronze.
Russia, which won gold at the Tokyo Games, did not participate because of its role in the war against Ukraine.
The Chinese had dominated the qualifiers ahead of reigning world champions Japan.
They faced each other in the same group, starting their competition with floor exercise. China seemed destined for its first gold medal in the competition since 2012, after taking the lead midway through the competition.
But Takaaki Sugino, Shinnosuke Oka and Tokyo Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto pinned down Japan's comeback with excellent performances on the horizontal bar, while Sue faltered.
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