Glasgow, Scotland ¨C Kohei Uchimura is no fan of ¡°noisy arenas,¡± so the Japanese superhero should invest in some heavy-duty earplugs when he heads to Rio next August bidding to become the first gymnast in more than 40 years to win back-to-back Olympic all-around titles.
The all-conquering gymnast, who has been immortalized in comic strips in his homeland and has many screaming teenybopper fans around the world, will arrive in Brazil as the holder of a record six world all-around titles.
After collecting every Olympic and world all-around title since taking silver at the 2008 Beijing Games, ¡®King Kohei¡¯ will be favorite to become the first man since compatriot Sawao Kato in 1972 to win successive Olympic all-around titles.
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