Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Men's Individual All-Around - Final - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Daiki Hashimoto of Japan celebrates after winning the gold medal. REUTERS/Mike Blake TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
TOKYO (Reuters) - With banner headlines and explosions of confetti on the internet, a Japan saddened last weekend by the abrupt end of one gymnastic king's storied Olympic career hailed on Thursday the ascent of his heir.
Daiki Hashimoto topped the podium on Wednesday in the men's all-around gymnastics final with an electrifying horizontal bar routine, becoming at 19 both the youngest-ever men's Olympic gymnastics all-around champion and also winning Japan's 100th overall Olympic medal in the sport.
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