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Rhythmic gymnastics: World championships

Japan team members perform their ribbon routine in the group all-around event at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Rhythmic gymnastics: World championships

Japan team members perform their ribbon routine in the group all-around event at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Rhythmic gymnastics: World championships

Japan team members perform their ribbon routine in the group all-around event at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Rhythmic gymnastics world championships

Japan team members perform their three balls and two hoops routine in the group all-around event at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Rhythmic gymnastics world championships

Japan team members perform their three balls and two hoops routine in the group all-around event at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Rhythmic gymnastics world championships

Japan team members perform their three balls and two hoops routine in the group all-around event at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 23, 2025.

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Paris Olympics: Artistic gymnastics

U.S. gymnast Simone Biles smiles after landing during the uneven bars routine in the women's artistic gymnastics team final at the Paris Olympics on July 30, 2024, at Bercy Arena in Paris. The United States won gold.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan performs his floor exercise routine during the men's individual all-around final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2023.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan performs his parallel bars routine during the men's individual all-around final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2023.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan performs his still rings routine during the men's individual all-around final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 5, 2023.

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Artistic Gymnastics: World championships

Simone Biles of the United States performs her floor exercise routine during the team final at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, on Oct. 4, 2023.

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Yamamoto wins men's pommel horse gold

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Masayoshi Yamamoto competes in men's pommel horse at the Asian Games gymnastics competition, on Sept. 24, 2014. Yamamoto won gold for his routine.

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Japan gymnast Kato on pommel horse at Tokyo World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnast Ryohei Kato performs his pommel horse routine during the Tokyo World Cup gymnastics competition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 5, 2014.

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Kanaeva performs in rhythmic gymnastics qualifying

LONDON, Britain - Russia's Evgeniya Kanaeva waves to the crowds after her ball routine performance in the first day of a two-day rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around qualification at Wembley Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 9, 2012.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs a difficult routine on the horizontal bar during the men's gymnastics all-around final at the North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs a difficult routine on the horizontal bar during the men's gymnastics all-around final at the North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Tsurumi earns ticket to London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Koko Tsurumi performs her balance beam routine in the women's individual all-around at the NHK Cup at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 5, 2012. The 2009 world all-around bronze medalist finished fourth at the gymnastics competition to be part of the Japanese delegation for the London Olympics, her second participation in a row.

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Tanaka seals London Olympic berth with NHK Cup win

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Rie Tanaka performs her floor exercise routine in the women's individual all-around at the NHK Cup at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 5, 2012. Tanaka secured a berth to her first Olympics with a victory at the gymnastics competition, the final Japanese selection qualifier for the London Games.

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Tanaka wins first national title

TOKYO, Japan - Rie Tanaka performs her balance beam routine in the women's final at the national all-around gymnastics championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 8, 2012. Tanaka captured her first national title.

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Uchimura wins 5th national title

TOKYO, Japan - Kohei Uchimura performs his floor routine in the men's final at the national all-around gymnastics championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 8, 2012. The three-time all-around world champion captured his fifth consecutive national title.

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Japan's Uchimura wins floor exercise gold at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning all-around champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan performs his floor routine at the gymnastics world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2011. Uchimura won the gold medal in the floor exercise.

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Japan's Uchimura wins floor exercise gold at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Reigning all-around champion Kohei Uchimura of Japan performs his floor routine at the gymnastics world championships in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2011. Uchimura won the gold medal in the floor exercise.

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Japan's Tanaka 20th at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Rie Tanaka of Japan performs her balance beam routine in the women's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. She finished 20th in the competition.

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Tsurumi wins 6th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Koko Tsurumi flips during her balance beam routine at the all-Japan gymnastics championships in Tokyo on April 24, 2011. Tsurumi went on to capture her 6th straight all-around title, a new record, the same day.

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Japan's Tsurumi gets bronze in women's all-around at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Koko Tsurumi performs her floor routine during the women's individual all-around final of the Gymnastics World Championships in London Oct. 16, 2009. Tsurumi grabbed the bronze medal with 57.175 points.

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Ponor of Romania wins women's balance beam

ATHENS, Greece - Catalina Ponor of Romania performs her balance beam final routine at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games individual gymnastics competition on Aug. 23.

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(5)Patterson wins women's gymnastics individual all-round

ATHENS, Greece - Carly Patterson of the United States performs her balance beam routine during the women's gymnastics individual all-around final of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens on Aug. 19.

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Khorkina wins silver medal in women's gymnastics individual

ATHENS, Greece - Svetlana Khorkina of Russia performs a routine on the balance beam during the women's gymnastics individual all-round final of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens on Aug. 19. Khorkina won the silver medal.

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(4)Romania wins women's gymnastics team gold

ATHENS, Greece - Romania's Alexandra Georgiana Eremia performs a routine on the balance beam during the women's gymnastics team finals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Aug. 17.

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(6)Japanese men claim 1st gymnastics team gold in 28 yrs

ATHENS, Greece - Naoya Tsukahara of Japan performs a routine during the artistic gymnastics men's team final of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens on Aug. 16.

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(4)Japanese men claim 1st gymnastics team gold in 28 yrs

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Hiroyuki Tomita performs a pommel horse routine during the artistic gymnastics men's team final at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens Aug. 16.

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(3)Japanese men claim 1st gymnastics team gold in 28 yrs

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Hisashi Mizutori performs a routine on the rings during the artistic gymnastics men's team final at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens Aug. 16.

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(1)Japanese men claim 1st gymnastics team gold in 28 yrs

ATHENS, Greece - Japanese gymnasts celebrate victory in the artistic gymnastics men's team final at the 2004 Olympic Games Aug. 16 after Hiroyuki Tomita (foreground) finished a horizontal bar routine at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens. Japanese men claimed the first Olympic gymnastics team gold medal in 28 years.

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(7)Japanese men claim 1st gymnastics team gold in 28 yrs

ATHENS, Greece - Daisuke Nakano of Japan performs a floor routine during the artistic gymnastics men's team final of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens on Aug. 16.

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Japanese gymnasts dance to 4th place in rhythmic prelims

SYDNEY, Australia - Japan's team in the rhythmic gymnastics event executes a routine with hoops and ribbons to grab fourth place, with 38.766 points, in the group competition Sept. 28 at the Sydney Olympic Park Pavilion. They advanced to the team final on Sept. 30.

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Artistic gymnastics: world championships

Ukraine's Marharyta Kozlovska holds her body upside down in the air in her floor routine during the women's qualifications at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Liverpool, England, on Oct. 30, 2022.

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Artistic gymnastics: world championships

Japan's Shoko Miyata soars backwards in her uneven bar routine during the women's qualifications at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Liverpool, England, on Oct. 30, 2022.

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Artistic gymnastics: world championships

Japan's Chiharu Yamada does the leg splits in the air in her floor routine during the women's qualifications at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Liverpool, England, on Oct. 30, 2022.

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Rhythmic gymnastics: Japan national championships

Sumire Kita performs her clubs routine at the rhythmic gymnastics national championships at Takasaki Arena in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 28, 2022.

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Rhythmic gymnastics: Japan national championships

Sumire Kita performs her ribbon routine at the rhythmic gymnastics national championships at Takasaki Arena in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 28, 2022.

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Rhythmic gymnastics: Japan national championships

Kosuke Hori performs his rope routine at the rhythmic gymnastics national championships at Takasaki Arena in Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 28, 2022.

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Gymnastics: Uchimura wins record 6th straight all-around world title

Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs his parallel bar routine in the men's individual all-around final at the World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow on Oct. 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gymnastics: Uchimura wins record 6th straight all-around world title

Japan's Kohei Uchimura lands after performing his parallel bar routine in the men's individual all-around final at the World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow on Oct. 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Murakami finishes 6th at world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Mai Murakami performs her balance beam routine during the women's individual all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 29, 2015. Murakami finished sixth in the event won by Simone Biles of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan women's team finishes 5th at world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Asuka Teramoto performs her balance beam routine during the women's team final of the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 27, 2015. Japan finished fifth in the event won by the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ponor of Romania wins women's balance beam

ATHENS, Greece - Catalina Ponor of Romania performs her balance beam final routine at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games individual gymnastics competition on Aug. 23. (Kyodo)

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Khorkina wins silver medal in women's gymnastics individual

ATHENS, Greece - Svetlana Khorkina of Russia performs a routine on the balance beam during the women's gymnastics individual all-round final of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens on Aug. 19. Khorkina won the silver medal. (Kyodo)

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(5)Patterson wins women's gymnastics individual all-round

ATHENS, Greece - Carly Patterson of the United States performs her balance beam routine during the women's gymnastics individual all-around final of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens on Aug. 19. (Kyodo)

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(4)Romania wins women's gymnastics team gold

ATHENS, Greece - Romania's Alexandra Georgiana Eremia performs a routine on the balance beam during the women's gymnastics team finals at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Aug. 17. (Kyodo)

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(4)Japanese men claim 1st gymnastics team gold in 28 yrs

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Hiroyuki Tomita performs a pommel horse routine during the artistic gymnastics men's team final at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens Aug. 16. (Kyodo)