China leads team qualifying at gymnastics worlds

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — China has moved into the lead of team qualifying at the world gymnastics championships, pushing Japan into second place.

Olympic champion Chen Yibing made the difference on the rings for China as it swept past Japan on the final apparatus. Only Russia remains as a main contender in Tuesday's qualifying.

China leads the provisional standings with 362.482 points, ahead of Japan with 361.400. The United States has 357.092.

In the individual standings, Japan's Kohei Uchimura led with 92.231 points, ahead Lu Bo of China with 89.639. American Jonathan Horton is third with 89.598 points.

The team final is Thursday when the finalists start again from scratch.