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Two-time Olympic all-around champ Uchimura in Paris

Two-time Olympic gymnastics individual all-around champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan speaks during an interview in Paris on Aug. 12, 2024. Uchimura watched the Paris Olympics as an athlete navigator for a Japanese broadcaster, delivering reports from the field.

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Two-time Olympic all-around champ Uchimura in Paris

Two-time Olympic gymnastics individual all-around champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan speaks during an interview in Paris on Aug. 12, 2024. Uchimura watched the Paris Olympics as an athlete navigator for a Japanese broadcaster, delivering reports from the field.

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Gymnasts from G-7 nations in Hiroshima

Olympic medal-winning gymnasts, Kohei Uchimura (L) of Japan and Moscow-born Nastia Liukin of the United States, lay flowers at the cenotaph for victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in the city of Hiroshima in western Japan on April 28, 2023.

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Gymnasts from G-7 nations in Hiroshima

Olympic medal-winning gymnasts, including Japan's Kohei Uchimura (5th from L), and others from the gymnastics world representing all of the Group of Seven nations visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the city of Hiroshima in western Japan on April 28, 2023.

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Gymnastics exhibition

Two-time Olympic all-around champion Kohei Uchimura performs in a gymnastics exhibition event in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Gymnastics exhibition

Former Olympic gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (2nd from L) and Kenzo Shirai (3rd from L) perform in a gymnastics exhibition event in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Gymnastics exhibition

Two-time Olympic all-around champion Kohei Uchimura performs in a gymnastics exhibition event in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2022.

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Gymnast Uchimura gets MVP for 6th straight year

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnast and five-time Olympic medalist Kohei Uchimura speaks at an award ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2015, after being named the Japan Gymnastics Association's most valuable player of 2014 for the sixth year in a row.

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Uchimura wins horizontal bar event at Toyota Int'l

TOYOTA, Japan - Five-time men's all-round world champion Kohei Uchimura wins the horizontal bar event in the Toyota International Gymnastics competition at Sky Hall Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 14, 2014.

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Gymnast Uchimura holds Guinness World Records certificate

NAGASAKI, Japan - London Olympic gold medalist Kohei Uchimura, five-straight men's all-around world champion in gymnastics, holds a certificate in Nagasaki on Oct. 16, 2014. He was listed by the Guinness World Records as the man with the world's largest number of sixth-straight individual all-around title in gymnastics.

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Zonderland wins horizontal bar at world championships

NANNING, China - Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands (L) and Kohei Uchimura of Japan shake hands at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 12, 2014. Zonderland won the gold in the horizontal bar event while Uchimura won the silver.

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Zonderland wins horizontal bar at world championships

NANNING, China - Kohei Uchimura of Japan performs on the horizontal bar during the apparatus final of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 12, 2014. Uchimura won the silver.

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Zonderland wins horizontal bar at world championships

NANNING, China - Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands (R) holds up his gold medal during the award ceremony for the horizontal bar final of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 12, 2014, while Kohei Uchimura of Japan holds up his silver medal for the event.

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Zonderland wins horizontal bar at world championships

NANNING, China - Kohei Uchimura of Japan performs on the horizontal bar during the apparatus final of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 12, 2014. Uchimura won the silver.

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China newspapers on Uchimura's 5th straight world title

NANNING, China - Chinese newspapers, dated Oct. 10, 2014, are seen carrying stories on Japan's Kohei Uchimura winning a fifth straight all-around title at the gymnastics world championships in Nanning, China, the previous day.

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Uchimura wins 5th straight all-around world title

NANNING, China - Japan's Kohei Uchimura stands on the center of the podium on Oct. 9, 2014, in Nanning, China, after breaking his own record of four consecutive men's all-around titles with a fifth straight crown at the gymnastics world championships. To his left is Britain's silver medalist Max Whitlock and right is Japan's bronze medalist Yusuke Tanaka.

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Uchimura wins 5th straight all-around world title

NANNING, China - Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2014, in Nanning, China, shows Japan's Kohei Uchimura, who broke his own record of four consecutive men's all-around titles with a fifth straight crown at the gymnastics world championships.

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Japan's Uchimura at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

NANNING, China - Kohei Uchimura of Japan competes on the rings during the men's all-round final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 9, 2014.

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Japan's Uchimura at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

NANNING, China - Kohei Uchimura performs his floor exercise during the men's all-round final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 9, 2014.

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Japan's Uchimura at Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

NANNING, China - Kohei Uchimura performs on the pommel horse during the men's all-round final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 9, 2014.

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Gymnastics World Championships

NANNING, China - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the rings in the men's team final of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, southern China, on Oct. 7, 2014. The Japanese team finished in second place.

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Gymnastics World Championships

NANNING, China - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the pommel horse in the men's team final of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, southern China, on Oct. 7, 2014. The Japanese team finished in second place.

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National gymnastic team shows confidence for championships

TOKYO, Japan - Kohei Uchimura (3rd from L, front row), captain of Japan's national gymnastics team, and other members attend an event in Tokyo, on July 30, 2014. The team will participate in the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships scheduled in Nanning, China, in October.

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Athletes attend ceremony to receive financial support

TOKYO, Japan - Table tennis player Ai Fukuhara (R, front row) and gymnast Kohei Uchimura (2nd from R, back row) join other athletes at a ceremony to receive financial support from the government-funded Japan Sports Council in Tokyo on July 16, 2014.

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3 Japanese gymnasts book spots for world championships

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnasts -- (from L to R) Ryohei Kato, Shogo Nonomura and Kohei Uchimura -- smile at Tokyo's National Stadium in Japan on June 8, 2014, after winning third, second and first places respectively in the NHK Cup, booking tickets to the world championships in Nanning, China, in October.

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Uchimura wins 6th straight NHK Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Four-time world champion Kohei Uchimura cruises to a sixth consecutive men's individual all-around title at the NHK Cup on June 8, 2014, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. Uchimura was nearly flawless as he collected 181.050 points in the tournament.

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Gymnast Uchimura wins 7th straight all-round national title

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympics men's gymnastics gold medalist Kohei Uchimura wins his seventh successive national individual all-round championship title in Tokyo on May 11, 2014, achieving a feat never before done by a Japanese gymnast.

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Gymnast Uchimura wins seven consecutive national titles

TOKYO, Japan - Kohei Uchimura, the five-time Olympic medalist, performs on the parallel bar at the Japanese Gymnastics Championships at Yoyogi Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 11, 2014, en route to victory, becoming the first to win seven consecutive national individual all-round titles in Japan.

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Japan gymnast Uchimura in air at Tokyo World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympics gymnastics champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan takes to the air during his floor exercise performance at the Tokyo World Cup competition on April 5, 2014.

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Medal winners at Tokyo World Cup gymnastics

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympics champion Kohei Uchimura (C), winner of the Tokyo World Cup gymnastics competition, is flanked by German runner-up Fabian Hambuechen (L) and fellow Japanese Ryohei Kato, who finished in third place, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 5, 2014.

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CORRECTED Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - CORRECTING TYPE OF MEDAL WON BY LIN CHAOPAN Lin Chaopan of China (L) and Japan's Kohei Uchimura (C), standing on the podium, hold the gold medal they shared in the men's parallel bars at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 6, 2013. At right is John Orozco of the United States, who got bronze.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura raises his fists after his performance in the men's horizontal bar final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 6, 2013. Uchimura won the bronze medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs in the men's parallel bars final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 6, 2013. Uchimura won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura holds the gold medal he won in the men's parallel bars final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 6, 2013.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs in the men's horizontal bar final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 6, 2013. Uchimura won the bronze medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs in the men's horizontal bar final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 6, 2013. Uchimura won the bronze medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs in the men's parallel bars final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 6, 2013. Uchimura won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs in the men's parallel bars final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 6, 2013. Uchimura won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura raises his fists after his performance in the men's parallel bars final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 6, 2013. Uchimura won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura completes his performance in the men's parallel bars final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 6, 2013. Uchimura won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs in the men's parallel bars final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 6, 2013. Uchimura won the gold medal.

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Gymnastics world championships

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kenzo Shirai (L) bites the gold medal he won in the men's floor final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2013. At right is bronze medal winner Kohei Uchimura of Japan.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura celebrates at the award ceremony after becoming the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world gymnastics championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the rings in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the rings in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura smiles after completing his performance on the horizontal bar in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the parallel bars in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (C) holds his gold medal on the podium after becoming the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world gymnastics championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. At left is his teammate Ryohei Kato, who took silver, and at right is Germany's Fabian Hambuechen who got bronze.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs in the floor exercise in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013. Uchimura won gold and became the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world championships.

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Uchimura wins 4th straight all-around world title

ANTWERP, Belgium - Japan's Kohei Uchimura holds his gold medal after becoming the first gymnast in history to win four consecutive men's all-around titles at the world gymnastics championships, in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2013.