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The reign of Japan’s ‘King Kohei’ came to a shock end at his home Olympics – but there were no such surprises surrounding Team GB’s own gymnastics superstar Max Whitlock.
Kohei Uchimura is one of his country’s most revered athletes having won eight Olympic medals, including three golds, most notably the last two all-around titles.
Having struggled with injury since Rio 2016, the 32-year-old was only competing in the high bars here in search of one last gong before he retires.
Japan's Kohei Uchimura suffered a shock exit from his home Olympics on Saturday
Uchimura crashed to the mat in qualifying – ending his hopes of reaching the final
However, a nation was in mourning when Uchimura crashed to the mat in qualifying – ending his hopes of reaching the final and bringing an unhappy ending to his storied
