North Korea's Ri soars to men's vault title

By Pritha Sarkar and Mark Trevelyan RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A big stumble backwards after his first soaring leap could not prevent Ri Se-gwang from becoming the first North Korean man to win the Olympic vault title on Monday. The double world champion also became only the second man from communist North Korea to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics, following the success of Pae Gil-Su on the pommel horse at the 1992 Barcelona Games. "This gold medal is a joy for my country and I think it w