FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Gymnastics - Artistic - Men's Pommel Horse - Qualification - Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan - July 24, 2021. Kohei Kameyama of Japan celebrates after his performance on the pommel horse. REUTERS/Mike Blake
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nobody was surprised when a Japanese gymnast named Kohei made it through to the men's apparatus finals. The shock was that it wasn't former Olympic champion "King Kohei" Uchimura but a pommel horse specialist making his Olympic debut at 32.
Uchimura, taking part in his fourth Olympics, saw his distinguished Olympic career come to an abrupt end when he lost his grip on the horizontal bar during qualifying rounds on Sunday and crashed to the floor.
Already a subscriber? Log in.
Win a prize this Mother's Day by subscribing to our annual plan now! T&C applies.
Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
