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AFP: Japan's Uchimura takes world gymnastics title
Japan's Olympic silver medallist Kohei Uchimura produced a performance of ruthless consistency to win the men's all-around title at the world gymnastics championships on Thursday. The 20-year-old's error-free display saw him go one better than he did in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where he finished second behind China's Yang Wei. Uchimura ended on 91.500 points, a massive 2.575pts clear of Great Britain's Daniel Keatings, who thrilled the home crowd by claiming the silver medal. Russia's Yury Ryazanov, a further 0.525pts back, picked up the bronze, denying Japan's Kazuhito Tanaka a finish on the podium alongside compatriot Uchimura. Uchimura, who as a teenager became champion of Japan in the all-around competition last November, never looked likely to be stopped after grabbing the lead following the second discipline, the pommel horse, an apparatus he struggled on in Beijing. He was so far ahead by the fifth and sixth rotations that his procession to gold was all too predictable. By then, all eyes had turned to the battle for the other medal positions. "Today's performance wasn't entirely up to my best standard," said Uchimura. "I'm not completely satisfied but I got the result"...more...