FILE PHOTO: Gymnastics - 2021 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships - St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland - April 24, 2021 Russia's Nikita Nagornyy in action during the men's all-round final rings REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Nikita Nagornyy, the world all-around champion gymnast, comes into his second Olympics as a favourite after reaching milestones that could propel him to the top of the podium in Tokyo.
The 24-year-old Russian has dominated men's gymnastics in recent times, winning three gold medals at the last world championships in 2019, capturing the European all-around title in April and fulfilling his childhood dream of having an element named after him.
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