The Japan Gymnastics Association announced the list of japanese team members participating in the Rio Olympic Games, the all-around "seven champions", six consecutive World Championships and London Olympics men's all-around champion Uchimura Hanghei, 2013 World Championships runner-up, the American teenager Kato Linghei led the race. In addition, kenzo Shirai, a two-time world champion in free gymnastics and known as a "drum washing machine", and Yunori Tanaka and Mitsushi Yamamuro, who participated in the last Olympic Games, were also successfully selected.
Japan men's team Olympic roster: Kōhei Uchimura, Ryuhei Kato, Yunori Tanaka, Kenzo Shirai, Mitsushi Yamamuro
Japanese Woman's Okuna Nae: Asuka Teramoto, Marai Murakami, Aiko Sugihara, Sae Miyagawa, Yuuki Uchiyama, Marina Kawasaki, Natsumi Sasada.
The top three were the top three all-around in the Japan Domestic Qualifiers, and Miyagawa Wase was selected for his outstanding vaulting and free gymnastics, and these four players were regularists. The remaining three players will select one of the main selections before the match.
Japan, the men's team champion at last year's World Championships, will be the most powerful contender for the men's team gold medal in the men's team, with the help of three outstanding players from Shirai, Tanaka and Yamamuro. The Japanese team made three major mistakes in the men's team final of the World Championships last year, and was still able to win the championship, which shows its strong strength. The Chinese team can only win the gold medal of the men's team if it spells out itself and hopes that the Japanese team will make more mistakes.
In addition, Uchimura Ishira is sure to defend the all-around championship, Shirai is likely to win the free gymnastics championship, and Uchimura may also win the gold medal on horizontal bar. The Japanese women's team is not too competitive in team competitions, miyagawa Sae free gymnastics is very difficult, is the fourth place in women's free gymnastics at last year's World Championships, she hopes to win the medal of free gymnastics.
