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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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Tsukasa Oya / Yomiuri Shimbun Sportswriter

Hashimoto adds world gold to Olympic all-around title

Daiki Hashimoto performs on the pommel horse in Liverpool on Friday. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

LIVERPOOL -- Following up on his triumph at the Tokyo Olympics, Daiki Hashimoto joined legendary compatriot Kohei Uchimura as the only Japanese gymnasts in history to win men's all-around titles at both the Olympics and the World Championships.

Hashimoto claimed the all-around gold at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Liverpool on Friday, making him the fifth Japanese world champion in the event and the first since Uchimura won the last of his six consecutive titles in 2015.

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