TOKYO (June 6): Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, is headed for his fourth straight Olympic Games after clinching a place on the national team on Sunday with a tie-breaking point. The holder of a total of seven Olympic medals, at the 2016 Rio Summer Games he became the first male gymnast in 44 years to win back-to-back Olympic all-around titles. Squeaking through after being awarded a tiebreaking point, Uchimura said his feelings were complicated. "My performance wasn't really one I could accept, and when I finished I thought I wouldn't be going to the Olympics. "I may not be part of the all-around team effort but there's still things I can contribute due to my experience."

Source: The Edge Markets June 06, 2021 09:00 UTC