Diego Hypolito - "My new objective is to fight for medals in vault"

Despite placing 7th on vault in Maribor, Hypolito is not discouraged. Upon returning to Rio de Janeiro, he said he would train harder to get results in vault as he did on floor.

Diego observed that the quality of the competitors will be a difficult obstacle since the apparatus is not his specialty. "The Dutch Jeffrey Wammes, who won in Cottbus, finished sixth here. So the competition level is very high. To obtain better results, I'm keeping an eye to the training of the European and Japanese gymnasts."

The gymnast used the opportunity to praise the performance of Ana Claudia Silva and Ethiene Franco. In the uneven bar final, they placed fifth and third respectively.

"They are excellent athletes and have trained well. Ethiene has already won two medals this year, and Claudia has also performed well and gained experience. The WAG team of Brazil is well represented," he concluded.