RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) – Gymnastics superstar Kohei Uchimura soared to his third Olympic gold on Wednesday as he defended his all-around crown two days after winning a first team title with Japan.The 27-year-old snatched the title after a thrilling battle with Ukraines Oleg Verniaiev, winning by just 0.097. Britains Max Whitlock won bronze in the Rio Olympic Arena.Uchimura had trailed his 22-year-old rival for the final four of six rotations but pulled out a spectacular horizontal bar routine to seal his seventh Olympic medal over three Olympics.The gymnast known as King Kohei becomes the first man to successfully defend …read more
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