Kohei Uchimura, who has finished his active career, sternly looked back on himself until the very end, saying that his last performance was "60 points".
Kohei Uchimura said, "The members of the Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo Games connected their performances together, and it was a very good performance. It was almost like a match, and it was as if we were in a team competition. The feeling of being able to concentrate like a championship or the Olympics has revived. "
Regarding his performance, he said, "60 points. It's tough for me until the very end. I thought there was something wrong because I got off to a good start, but when I thought so I lost. I'm not embarrassed because I'll show it to others. I came to want to show a terrible performance. From the moment the 6th event was over, I frankly thought that I was glad I stopped because my whole body hurt, "he said with a smile.
On top of that, he said that he had done all six events as the most brilliant personal all-rounder. "I felt the rigors of doing all six events from the practice stage, and I thought it would be difficult to do everything perfectly. And when I think I was able to do that before, I feel scared that I was there. "
Regarding the beauty of gymnastics that I think again, "Don't make me think that I'm watching gymnastics. The beauty of gymnastics and the beauty I aim for must be made to think that it's a work of art. It's as if I'm looking at a picture. I wonder if the gymnastics that looks like watching the flow of a beautiful river is real. I think that the gymnastics skills are amazing, and I think it's still a long way off, "he said in a unique expression.
Regarding the future, "I want to be involved in gymnastics in various fields. Even if I don't show up, I want to be involved in gymnastics events and gymnastics. I want to know everything about gymnastics. I would like to teach the technique in an easy-to-understand manner and aim to popularize gymnastics and increase its value. "