For Japanese gymnast Hikaru Mori, a performance at the Tokyo Olympic Games could have been another highlight of an up-and-down trampoline career that began on a supermarket rooftop garden 18 years ago.
The reigning world champion, however, crashed out in the women’s qualifying round on Friday after an uncharacteristic flop denied her a place in the final.
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