Agile: Japan’s Daiki Hashimoto in action during the horizontal bar event. — Reuters
JAPAN’S reigning Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Daiki Hashimoto had been on an emotional rollercoaster for months.
Back in May, injury had forced him to suddenly pull out of the NHK Trophy – the sport’s marquee tournament in Japan – that he hoped would be his chance to dress-rehearse his routines ahead of the Paris Games.
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