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Kaylia Nemour won Algeria’s first ever Olympic gymnastics medal after grabbing gold in the women’s uneven bars on Sunday while there was also more glory for Filipino hero Carlos Edriel Yulo and China’s Liu Yang. The 17-year-old Nemour, second in the world championships last year, was born in France so was given a rapturous reception at the Bercy Arena in Paris as she scored a huge 15.700 points. It was also a first artistic gymnastics gold or medal for an African nation. “I am very happy to have won this medal for Algeria. I hope I made them proud,” she said after claiming only Algeria’s sixth…

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