Olympics-Gymnastics-Novice Japan men's team out to prove themselves

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese men's gymnastics team have won either gold or silver at every Olympics since Athens in 2004 and while the current squad lack the experience of their predecessors there is no shortage of talent among this band of novices.

Three-time Olympic gold medallist Kohei Uchimura will only be taking part in the individual horizontal bar event in Tokyo but the team will still be able to draw on the 32-year-old's experience, even if they are still adapting to his absence.