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KENZO SHIRAI

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Aug 16, 2016
Shirai takes bronze in vault with new trick
Kenzo Shirai successfully performed a new trick in the men's vault final at the Rio Olympics on Monday en route to taking home Japan's first medal on the apparatus in 32 years.
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Aug 15, 2016
Favorite Shirai misses medal in Olympic floor exercise final
Gold-medal favorite Kenzo Shirai failed to live up to his billing after falling to a shock fourth-place finish in the men's floor exercise final at the Rio Olympics on Sunday.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2016
Japan men's gymnastics team strikes gold over Russia, China
Japan captured the men's Olympic team all-around gymnastic gold medal it craved after pulling away from the competition in imperious fashion at the Rio Games on Monday.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2016
Japan overcomes errors to reach men's gymnastics team final
Japan's male gymnasts secured a place in the team final at the Rio Olympics despite some error-prone performances in Saturday's qualifying, but Kohei Uchimura missed the cut for the horizontal bar final after an uncharacteristic fall.
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Aug 5, 2016
Uchimura, teammates acclimate themselves to Rio Olympic Arena
Reigning Olympic and world men's all-around champion Kohei Uchimura shrugged off an error-strewn team workout after Japan's men's gymnasts trained for the first time Wednesday at the main competition venue ahead of the Rio Olympics.
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Jul 19, 2016
Japan men's gymnastics squad relaxed, focused before long journey to Rio
Ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, superstar Kohei Uchimura and four other members of the Japan men's gymnastics team got haircuts a few days ago.
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Jul 3, 2016
Uchimura determined to lead Japan to team gold in Rio
If the pressure to lead Japan back to Olympic team glory at this summer's Rio Games is weighing heavily on Kohei Uchimura's muscular shoulders, the gymnastics superstar does well to hide it.
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Jun 5, 2016
Shirai locks up place on Olympic gymnastics team
Floor specialist Kenzo Shirai will make his first Olympic journey this summer to Rio de Janeiro as he secured his place along with Yusuke Tanaka and Koji Yamamuro on Sunday following the national apparatus championships, which serve as Japan's final qualifying event.
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Dec 12, 2015
'Shirai 3' new flip application to be filed
World floor exercise champion Kenzo Shirai pulled off a new technique Saturday, with the Japan Gymnastics Association set to apply for accreditation of what will likely be named the "Shirai 3" to the International Federation of Gymnastics.
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Aug 2, 2015
Shirai shines at Asian gymnastics championships
Kenzo Shirai bagged an individual gold and a silver at the Asian gymnastics championships on Sunday.
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Jun 21, 2015
Shirai heads to gymnastics worlds after winning floor title at nationals
Kenzo Shirai booked his place in this year's world championships after winning the floor exercise title in the national individual apparatus championships on Sunday.
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Oct 11, 2014
Shirai claims silver in men's apparatus final at gymnastics worlds
Kenzo Shirai came up short in his bid to become the first Japanese man in 44 years to win consecutive floor gold medals as he finished in second behind Russia's Denis Abliazin in the men's apparatus finals at the gymnastics world championships on Saturday.
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Dec 14, 2013
Shirai outpoints Uchimura in floor exercise
Kenzo Shirai, the 17-year-old floor exercise world champion, once more upstaged all-around ace Kohei Uchimura in that event on Saturday at the 2013 Toyota International meet.
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Oct 26, 2013
Gymnastics: Teen Shirai recognized for another technique at worlds
A technique employed by teenager Kenzo Shirai in his world championship effort in the floor exercise earlier this month has been recognized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) as the "Shirai 2," it was learned Thursday.
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Jul 1, 2013
Shirai becomes youngest male gymnast to make national team after floor win
Kenzo Shirai, a 16-year-old high school sophomore, won the floor exercise on Sunday at the national apparatus championships.

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