PUBLISHED ONOctober 31, 2015 2:29 PM
GLASGOW - Kenzo Shirai produced a series of gravity-defying tumbles to win the floor exercise gold by a commanding margin at the world gymnastics championships on Saturday.
Shirai capped his programme full of daring and high-flying acrobatics with a quadruple twisting somersault at the end, securing a second world title in three years in the event.
A slight side step following one of his tumbling passes took nothing away from his routine as the Japanese was the only competitor to break the 16-point barrier with a score of 16.233.
Britain's Max Whitlock claimed silver with 15.566 while Spain's Rayderley Miguel Zapata Santana finished third.