Gymnastics: Hashimoto edges battle of Olympic gold medalists with Oka

Gymnastics: Hashimoto edges battle of Olympic gold medalists with Oka

Daiki Hashimoto won his fifth straight artistic gymnastics national championships on Sunday after coming out on top in a battle between the last two Olympic men's individual all-around gold medalists. Hashimoto, the 23-year-old winner of the 2021 Tokyo Games, was second after Friday's qualification round behind Paris Olympics gold medalist Shinnosuke Oka. But 85.464 points from six apparatuses in Sunday's final lifted him to 169.695 in total, ed…

The final day of the All Japan Championships, which also serves as the second selection tournament for the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships (Jakarta, October) and competes in the individual all-around, was held on the 20th at Takasaki Arena in Gunma Prefecture. 2021 Tokyo Olympic champion Taiki Hashimoto (Nippon Life Insurance/Central Sports) won for the fifth consecutive year with a total score of 169.695 points.