TOKYO (Reuters) - The reign of Japan's "King Kohei" Uchimura, two-time Olympics all-around champion and holder of seven Olympic medals, came to an abrupt end on Saturday when he failed to qualify for the apparatus final, closing his storied Olympic career. He barely squeaked onto Japan's Olympic team earlier this year in a tie-breaker after which he ruefully referred to himself as an "old fogey" compared to his teammates, some of them a decade younger. Uchimura, born into a family of competitive gymnasts, has said he intends to quit after the Olympics. After making the team, Uchimura confessed to mixed feelings. "My performance wasn't one I could really accept, and when I finished I thought I wouldn't be going to the Olympics.

Source: The Star July 24, 2021 06:56 UTC