Japan won their eighth Olympic men’s gymnastics team gold on Monday in Paris after China threw away victory with a poor horizontal bars segment. China, who produced stunning efforts on the rings and parallel bars, had to settle for silver amid high drama and the United States finished third for their first medal since 2008. Britain, who finished fourth, led after the first rotation thanks to three-time gold medallist Max Whitlock’s 15.266 points on the pommel horse. The US took over at the top of the standings after the second rotation following a superb 14.833 from Asher Hong on the vault in …