Olympic gymnastics: Shinnosuke Oka wins gold but Joe Fraser & Jake Jarman miss podium

British gymnasts Joe Fraser and Jake Jarman came close to getting a medal in the exciting men's all-around final, but Japan's Shinnosuke Oka ended up winning the Olympic gold instead.

Zhang Boheng and Xiao Ruoteng from China claimed second and third place, respectively, in the competition. The defending champion, Daiki Hashimoto of Japan, suffered a setback early on when he fell off the pommel horse.

Fraser came in fifth place and Jarman finished in seventh place. This follows Great Britain's fourth place finish in both the men's and women's team competitions earlier in the week.

Fraser has undergone multiple surgeries in the past few years, making him doubt whether he would be able to participate in another Olympics. Despite this, he performed consistently well, especially on the parallel bars and high bar. He scored a total of 85.532, just 0.832 points away from winning the bronze medal.

"I am extremely proud to finish in fifth place at the Olympic Games," Fraser exclaimed. Despite only coming in ninth in the final event in Tokyo, my main goal was to enjoy myself and have a good time."

I was extremely let down after the team competition, so I decided to take a chance and go after my goals without holding back.

In contrast, Jarman achieved the top score of the day in the vault event with a score of 15.166. He also elevated the complexity of his routines since the qualifications and flawlessly executed each one to earn a total score of 84.565.

In this particular event, Great Britain has only been able to secure one medal so far, which was a bronze won by Max Whitlock at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Jarman, who is 22 years old, is in a strong position to win a medal in Paris. He performed well in the qualifications for the floor final on Saturday and is also the world champion in the vault event, which will take place on Sunday.

"I'm really looking forward to tonight's match because it will give me a huge advantage in my upcoming individual finals," he commented. "Being able to compete again without waiting for a whole week will definitely help me maintain my momentum. I'm excited to get back out there and do it all over again."

Team Great Britain still has many more chances to win a gymnastics medal. Whitlock will compete in the pommel horse final on Saturday, Harry Hepworth in the rings and vault final, Luke Whitehouse in the floor final, and Becky Downie in the uneven bars final.

The final was full of action, as Zhang, who was the top qualifier, made a mistake in his floor routine at the beginning, and Tokyo champion Hashimoto also had a slip up on the pommel horse. This opened up the competition for the other gymnasts.

This gave Oka the opportunity to take advantage and secure the title of the top male gymnast in the world for the fourth consecutive Olympics. This is Japan's second gold medal in gymnastics at the Games, following their win in the men's team final.

A lot of excitement happened during the Canadian gymnast Felix Dolci's performance on the high bar when his handguards suddenly broke, causing him to fall. The audience was stunned as they heard the loud noise of the bar and saw the gymnast lying on the floor. However, he bravely stood up and was given the opportunity to perform his routine again, this time wearing fresh handguards that were stained with blood by the end of his performance.