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Mar 13, 2022
Iconic Kohei Uchimura retires after one-of-a-kind festive finale
Joint by nine of his former Japan teammates, the two-time Olympic all-around champion made one last appearance in front of a sold-out crowd at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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Jan 14, 2022
Kohei Uchimura reflects on career while looking ahead to March finale
Uchimura said he is looking forward to a finale in March unlike that of any other gymnast.
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Jan 12, 2022
In pursuit of perfection, 'King' Kohei created pure art
Kohei Uchimura thrived in an era where difficult routines were key to winning gymnastics titles, but his memorable artistic qualities were a critical component of his enormous success.
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Oct 25, 2021
Retiring Mai Murakami ends career with gold at world championships
A teen and a veteran both won gold for Japan on the final day of the world artistic gymnastics championships, whileu00a0'King Kohei' Uchimura failed to make the podium.
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Jul 27, 2021
With 'King' Kohei gone, royal rumble set for all-around crown
With 'King' Kohei Uchimura having stepped down there will be a new Olympic all-around men's gymnastics champion crowned at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday.
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Jul 26, 2021
What to watch on Day 3 of the Tokyo Olympics
One of Japan's flagbearers makes his Olympic debut and a doubles pair have their sights set on the nation's first-ever Olympic gold in table tennis on Day 3 of the Tokyo Games.
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Jul 17, 2021
Japan’s Olympic history
Looking back at some of Japan's most memorable moments at the games since the country's 1912 debut in Stockholm.
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Jul 7, 2021
In subdued ceremony, officials urge Team Japan to inspire nation
'The Olympics will be the stage where the athletes can deliver dreams and hopes to people,' Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita said.
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Apr 18, 2021
Daiki Hashimoto wins maiden national title to lead race for Olympics
Daiki Hashimoto came from behind to win his maiden Japan national gymnastics championship on Sunday and take the lead in the qualification race for this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
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Apr 16, 2021
'King' Kohei Uchimura confident of walking narrow path to Tokyo Olympics
The 32-year-old told a news conference he has no room for error if he is to gain a spot at his fourth straight Olympics.
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Feb 11, 2021
Japan awarded extra men's all-around gymnastics berth
The nation has gained an additional men's all-around gymnastics berth for the Tokyo Games following the cancellation of an Olympic qualifying series.
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Dec 13, 2020
Kohei Uchimura's national title an important step toward Olympics
The two-time Olympic champion will focus on the horizontal bars at the postponed Tokyo Games.
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Nov 12, 2020
Hope rises for Tokyo Games after gymnastics event sticks the landing
Tuesday also brought a small ray of hope for Olympic organizers, as drugmaker Pfizer Inc. announced its experimental COVID-19 vaccine was 90% effective per initial trial results.
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Nov 8, 2020
'King Kohei' Uchimura highlights Friendship and Solidarity meet
Thirty athletes representing four nations participated in the event at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, which served as a test for virus countermeasures ahead of next year's Olympics.
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Nov 7, 2020
Kohei Uchimura ready for one-day gymnastics event in Tokyo
When Kohei Uchimura heard he’d tested positive for COVID-19, the three-time Olympic gold medalist was shocked.
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Nov 4, 2020
International gymnastics meet to provide insight into coronavirus control at Olympics
The one-day event at Yoyogi National Gymnasium will likely be viewed as a test of Tokyo's capability to safely hold an international sporting event.
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Nov 1, 2020
Gymnast Kohei Uchimura tests negative for coronavirus
Gymnastics champion Kohei Uchimura, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus this past week, has since been returned three different negative test results.
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Oct 30, 2020
Olympic men's champion Kohei Uchimura tests positive for coronavirus
Negative tests next week could allow the reigning Olympic champion to participate in a planned four-nation meet at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Nov. 8.
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Oct 13, 2020
Kohei Uchimura to join international meet in Tokyo
The Japan Gymnastics Association said Monday it has chosen three-time Olympic champion Kohei Uchimura for a team competing in a four-nation meet next month, the first international event for an Olympic sport in Japan since the postponement of the Tokyo Games caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Nov 30, 2019
Kohei Uchimura says he's 'jealous' of athletes with Olympic berths already secured
Kohei Uchimura said Saturday he is envious of those athletes who have already earned berths to next summer's Tokyo Games amid his own recent fitness struggles.

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