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Brazil Wins First Gold in Gymnastics: Daily

By Ben Tavener, Senior Contributing Reporter

LONDON, ENGLAND – The Brazilian Olympic Team - "Time Brasil" - has won its second gold of the 2012 London Games. Gymnast Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti wrapped himself in the Brazil green-and-yellow flag, roaring in jubilation, as he picked up the country’s first-ever medal in the "Artistic Gymnastic" discipline.

The 22-year-old from São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo state, scored 15.900 points on the rings to win a historic gold, beating China’s defending champion Yibing Chen into second place by just 0.100 points; Italy’s Matteo Morandi . . .

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