Two-time Olympic all-around gold medalist Kohei Uchimura capped off a disappointing showing Thursday at the FIG Artistic Individual Apparatus World Cup by failing to qualify in either vault or horizontal bar. Making his return from an ankle injury he suffered at last October's artistic gymnastics ...
Six-time individual all-around world champion Kohei Uchimura, who is nursing a left ankle injury, has withdrawn from the upcoming Toyota International gymnastics competition, the Japan Gymnastics Association said Monday. The 28-year-old ace withdrew from the world championships held in Montreal in October after he injured ...
Kohei Uchimura said Saturday he hopes to return to competition in December, after an injury forced him to end his bid for a seventh straight individual all-around title at the world championships. "I'm planning to compete at the moment, but I don't want to push ...
Kenzo Shirai gets bronze in all-around at world championships
Kenzo Shirai claimed the bronze medal in the men's individual all-around on Thursday at the world championships to continue a Japanese podium streak that dates back to 2003. In the absence of gold medal favorite Kohei Uchimura, Shirai earned a total of 86.431 points for ...
Kohei Uchimura was diagnosed with torn ligaments in his left ankle that will require two to three weeks' recovery, a Japan Gymnastics Association official said Tuesday. Uchimura withdrew from the ongoing artistic gymnastics world championships Monday after he injured himself during a vault landing in ...
Kohei Uchimura's eight-year reign as the undisputed king of gymnastics came to a dramatic end on Monday after the hobbling star was eliminated during qualifiers at the world championships. Reigning Olympic champion Uchimura, who had been chasing a remarkable seventh straight individual all-around title in ...
'King Kohei' extends reign at NHK Cup, claims 40th straight victory in all-around events
Kohei Uchimura secured his ninth straight individual all-around title at the NHK Cup on Sunday, clinching a place in the world championships, starting in late September in Montreal, along with runner-up Kenzo Shirai. The two-time Olympic gold medalist in the event trailed Shirai by 0.500 ...
'King Kohei' making adjustments with new scoring system
Coming off a year in which he sealed his legacy as an all-time great by adding two more Olympic gold medals at the Rio Summer Games, Koehi Uchimura got off to a good start in his first season as a professional gymnast. He captured ...
Kohei Uchimura earned his 10th straight national individual all-around championship on Sunday, edging Kosuke Tanaka by 0.05 points for the landmark win. In his first competition since winning the team and individual all-around gold medals at last August's Rio Games, Uchimura settled for fourth during ...
Relaxed, confident 'King Kohei' returning to competition at nationals
Kohei Uchimura wants to rehone his competitive instincts at the national individual all-around championships starting Friday, when the nine-time champion returns to action for the first since capturing two gold medals at the Rio Olympics last summer. After winning the team and the all-around competition ...
Uchimura shrugs off injuries with eye on Tokyo 2020
In gymnastics, the more years you compete, the more damage your body sustains. And for someone like Kohei Uchimura, who takes part in both individual and team all-around competitions, the wear and tear is much greater. So it's not difficult to imagine that Japan's king of ...
Olympic and world champion Kohei Uchimura is set to become Japan's first professional gymnast, sources with knowledge of the Rio Games gold medalist's decision told Kyodo News on Monday. Arguably the best gymnast of all-time, Uchimura has won the all-around title at the last six ...
