At the World Gymnastics Championships held in Kitakyushu, men's qualifying was held, and Kohei Uchimura decided a big move with horizontal bars for each event, and when Japan finished the performance, he was provisionally third.
The men's qualifying round was held on the 20th, the third day of the competition, at the World Gymnastics Championships held in Kitakyushu.
In addition to Uchimura, six Japanese men participated, including Daiki Hashimoto, who won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics, and Kazuma Kaya, who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics group.
Among them, Uchimura participated in the horizontal bar according to the event, decided the big skill "Bread Schneider" of H difficulty and "Cassina" of G difficulty by letting go, and scored 14.300, the third group including Japan. At the end of his performance, he was tentatively ranked 3rd.
On the other hand, Hashimoto, who is aiming for a gold medal following the Tokyo Olympics as an individual all-around, has a high score of 15 points in the third of the six events, such as deciding the landing with the fourth vault, and is provisional with a total score of 88.040. I took the top spot.
Hashimoto was provisionally ranked first on the horizontal bar with 14.633.
In addition, Kaya is provisionally ranked 3rd in Yuka and Pommel Horse.
In addition, Hidenobu Yonekura is tentatively second in vaulting, Keisuke Asato is tentatively fourth in vaulting, and Kazuki Minami is tentatively first in vaulting.
For men, the individual all-around final will be held on the 22nd, and the event-specific finals will be held on the 23rd and 24th.
Uchimura "I showed my will"
Kohei Uchimura, who was provisionally third in the men's qualifying on the horizontal bar by event, said, "I didn't have any good points, but I showed my will. I looked back.
Regarding the fact that the world championship is being held in Kitakyushu, the city where he was born, he said, "I felt warmth in applause because I was born in my hometown, and I thought it was finally a real world championship." "I really felt that it was the way sports should be, to have the audience perform well and get excited. I honestly thought that the result was irrelevant, and I am so grateful to be able to act. I felt that it was. I want to do my best in the final without worrying about the result. I want to liven up with Hashimoto. "
Hashimoto "I think I was able to concentrate until the end."
Daiki Hashimoto, who stood in the provisional first place in the men's qualifying and individual all-around, said, "The rhythm was good in the first and second events. The technique was not certified in the third ring, but what was the match? I don't know if it will happen, so I have to switch. I'm glad I was able to recover firmly with the 4th vault. I think I was able to concentrate until the end. "
Then, toward the final, he said, "I want to adjust one more day so that I can get the best out. I think I can do it if I concentrate on my performance, so I want to adjust without rushing."