ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Olympic champions the Chinese mens team edged archrival Japan to top the Artistic Gymnastics Worlds for the fourth time in a row on Thursday. Team China celebrate with their gold medal after winning the mens team final of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam October 21, 2010. [PhotoAgencies] China took the title with a total score of 274.977 points, 1.228 points higher than the Olympic silver medallists Japan. Germany grabbed the bronze with 271.252 points. Related readings:  Tumbling Russia wins womens team title, China third  China 1st, Japan 2nd in mens qualifications of gymnastics worlds  Gymnastics World Championships  Mens power on the bars Im confident that we could win over Japan, so I was rather relaxed in the final, said the teams captain Chen Yibing who contributed 16 points on his strongest apparatus the rings. China advanced into the final of eight teams with the highest score in qualifications, followed by the Olympic silver medallists Japan with 1.082 points behind. The top two teams began their duel from the floor exercise as China edged their long-time rival Japan by 0.135 point. However, Yan Mingyong made a serious mistake with one point deduction on the pommel horse, giving Japan the chance to overtake China. I just told him its not a big deal, the team captain revealed how he comforted Yan after the event. We were stronger in the following events so we could grab back the leading position. Just as Chen said, China quickly resumed their top place after high-level performances on the rings. Although Yan injured his back on the pommel horse, the defending world champion on rings tried hard to earn 15.6 points in his strongest event. 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You can't guard everything, all the timeMILAN - Italys fashion capital is in a tizzy over a ban on overly thin models at Madrids fashion week, fearing it could be next with its own catwalk extravaganza less than two weeks away. Milans mayor, Letizia Moratti, told a newspaper this week that she may bring the Spanish ban on underweight models to Italian shows. A model wears a Rosa Cha creation as part of the Spring 2007 Fashion Week in New York September 10, 2006. Italys fashion capital is in a tizzy over a ban on overly thin models at Madrids fashion week, fearing it could be next with its own catwalk extravaganza less than two weeks away. [Reuters] Madrid is turning away models whose body mass index, based on weight and height, falls below a certain level. With those kind of rules, wed have to turn away 80 percent of models. Naomi Campbell wouldnt be able to walk down the catwalk, shed be too thin, said Riccardo Gay, head of the model agency of the same name that used to represent Campbell in Milan. He also said Madrid had exaggerated the issue. Some designers have used extremely thin models, but we havent. We tell models to exercise, eat well, go to bed early -- sensible rules, he added. Madrids regional government imposed the rules on fashion week to protect the models as well as teenagers who may develop anorexia as they try to copy underweight catwalk stars. Mario Boselli, head of the Italian fashion industrys chamber of commerce, said anorexia was a rare phenomenon in the fashion business. You dont solve these problems with new rules. We have to use common sense and work with everyone in the industry -- including the models -- to spread awareness and deal with the problem, Boselli said. Moratti was unavailable for comment, having left on a trip to Japan. Milan fashion week, which brings together top designers such as Versace, Armani, Gucci and Prada, starts on September 23. ' ' '