Kohei Uchimura of Japan competes in the men's gymnastics floor exercise final in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 5, 2012. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
TOKYO (Reuters) - At this week's world championships, Japan's Kohei Uchimura will be aiming to break his own formidable record of four consecutive all-around titles by adding a fifth straight crown to his glittering collection.
Yet despite his rise to global prominence in the most technical of sports, including winning gold in the all-around event at the 2012 London Olympics, the son of two gymnasts never considered himself a child prodigy.
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