Olympic golden boy Uchimura spooked by 'stalker'

Japan's Olympic gymnastics champion Kohei Uchimura has experienced the darker side of celebrity after complaining of a schoolgirl "stalker", local media reported on Thursday. The 23-year-old, who......

Is Ukraine's Verniaiev 'perfect' heir to Uchimura's throne

‘I have come as close as possible to him, as nobody has before’ IMAGE: Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine competes on the parallel bars during the Men's Individual All-Around final on Day 5 of......

Uchimura wins gold, first all around gymnast in 44 years to do an encore

IMAGE: Kohei Uchimura of Japan competes on the horizontal bars during the men's Individual All-Around final on Day 5 of the 2016 Olympics at the Rio Olympic Arena on Wednesday. Photograph:......

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Kohei Uchimura of Japan performs his rings routine during Day 1 of the 51st Artistic Gymnastics NHK Trophy at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo,...

Rio Games: Pokemon chasing proves costly for Japanese Olympian

Kohei Uchimura's bid to become the first gymnast in more than 40-years to win back-to-back Olympic all-around gymnastics golds began with a costly error as his as addiction to Pokemon Go landed......