China, U.S., Russia top women’s team qualification at gymnastics World Championships

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China will enter Wednesday’s World Artistic Gymnastics Championships finals as the women’s team to beat, qualifying in first place Monday, followed by the U.S. in second. Russia, competing under a neutral flag in Rotterdam, Netherlands, because of the war in Ukraine, qualified in third, despite having to leave three of its top gymnasts at home because the Netherlands denied their visas. Italy, Japan, France, Canada and Brazil round out the rest of the teams in Wednesday’s final, with Great Brita