China's women grab early lead in qualifiers at worlds

Artistic Gymnastics - 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships - Women's Qualifications - Uneven Bars - Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany - October 4, 2019 China's Chen Yile in action REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

(Reuters) - China's women took the lead on day one of the qualification events at the world championships in Stuttgart on Friday, sending out a warning to rivals the U.S. and Russia.

The Chinese team of Liu Tingting, Tang Xijing, Li Shijia, Qi Qi and Chen Yile, posted the top team total in two of the four disciplines and finished with a combined 169.161 points.