TOKYO – Having missed the men’s gymnastics team title by a hair at the Tokyo Olympics, Japan are determined to beat their biggest rivals China to take gold in Paris, setting that as their top priority with less than one month left to go until the Games begin. Three years ago, the Russians beat Japan by 0.103 points – a...
Japan's Daiki Hashimoto led his team to the World Championships title last October and will be aiming for Olympic gold in Paris.TOKYO – Having missed the men’s gymnastics team title by a hair at the Tokyo Olympics, Japan are determined to beat their biggest rivals China to take gold in Paris, setting that as their top priority with less than one month left to go until the Games begin.
The three powerhouses have claimed every men’s team gold since the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, with the exception of the Soviet-boycotted 1984 Los Angeles Games when the United States took the title. With 24-year-old Zhang added to the Olympic roster this time, China will be a formidable force, Mizutori warned, allowing Japan little room for error.
Mizutori said he saw the make-up of the Paris squad as being similar to the one who took the crown at Rio 2016. That five-man team comprised four members that conceded the gold in London 2012 and a young addition in Kenzo Shirai.
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