France topped the standings in Subdivision 6 of men's gymnastics qualifications with the best team total score in each of the six apparatus here Saturday.
France, which performed particularly well on parallel bars and rings, earned a total of 343.385 points to rank sixth among the teams that have competed thus far in the qualifications that began Friday, reports Xinhua.
The top eight teams in qualifications will advance to Tuesday's team final.
Following France in the standings are Australia (324.917), Kazakhstan (313.899) and Denmark (305.908).
French gymnasts also dominated the all-around positions in the subdivision. Cyril Tomassone placed first with 86.266 points, and teammate Jim Zona placed third with 84.031 points.
Men's qualifications of the 45th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships continue Saturday with Subdivisions 7-10.