Zhang back in the swing after finding his mojo in Hangzhou

World champion sets sights on Olympic glory after fruitful Asian Games campaign

Winning any individual medal was far from a certainty for Chinese artistic gymnastics star Zhang Boheng at the 19th Asian Games, so a haul of three golds and one silver represented a massive confidence boost for the young world champion ahead of next year's Paris Olympics.

"Before I came here, my goal was just the team gold and all-around gold. In terms of other individual competitions, I didn't put too much pressure on myself, so the result was truly beyond my expectations," Zhang told China Daily in an exclusive interview in Hangzhou.

Having secured the men's team and all-around titles, Zhang began the individual events well below his lofty standards before a brilliant performance on the horizontal bar final on Friday saw him surge to gold with a score of 15.100.