Daiki doubles the glitter

On fire: Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto reacts during the men’s horizontal bar final at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre. — AFP

TOKYO: All-around champion Daiki Hashimoto capped off the artistic gymnastics programme by capturing another gold for Japan with a high-flying routine on the horizontal bar.

Following his triumph in last week’s men’s all-around competition, Hashimoto had been hailed in Japan for following in the golden footsteps of Kohei Uchimura, whose hopes of a medal at his home Games ended prematurely following a fall from the horizontal bar during qualifying round.