China secured another Asian Games gold medal in men’s team artistic gymnastics after edging hosts Japan in a closely contested final in Nagoya.

Zhang Boheng once again played a key role for the Chinese team, delivering a strong performance on the horizontal bar during the final rotation. His routine earned 14.20 points and helped China finish with a total score of 259.095.

Zhang was joined by Zou Jingyuan, Lan Xingyu, Sun Wei and Tian Hao as China successfully defended the continental title for a third consecutive Games.

Japan finished with the silver medal, marking its third straight runner up finish in the men’s team event. Zhang had earlier won the individual all around gold at the Aichi Nagoya Games.