Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka Wins Men’s Olympic All-Around Title. Defending Champ Daiki Hashimoto Falters

Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka Wins Men’s Olympic All-Around Title. Defending Champ Daiki Hashimoto Falters
Shinnosuke Oka, left, and Daiki Hashimoto, of Japan, right, celebrate after Oka won the gold medal during the men's artistic gymnastics all-around finals in Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. AP Photo/Francisco Seco
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PARIS—Shinnosuke Oka won the men’s all-around gymnastics title at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, upsetting the two main favorites to extend Japan’s dominance in a final that came down to the wire.

The former junior world champion whose career was put on hold by a serious knee injury two years ago edged Zhang Boheng and Xiao Ruoteng, both of China, to claim his second gold medal in three days at his first Olympics, by just 0.233 points.