Gymnastics Uchimura Russia's military invasion "sadness affecting sports"

In January, Kohei Uchimura, a retired gymnast, told online about Russia's continued military invasion of Ukraine. "It's very sad that sports are affected." I revealed a complicated feeling.

Mr. Uchimura won the gold medal in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Gymnastics Men's Individual All-Around, beating Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev by just 0.099.

Mr. Uchimura said in an interview online on the 3rd, "I'm worried about what Verniaiev is doing now."

"I don't have much right to say anything about politics and war," he said. "I think it's very sad that it affects sports," he said. rice field.