Rio 2016 Olympics: Japan's Kohei Uchimura wins men's gymnastics all-around

RIO DE JANEIRO >> Kohei Uchimura’s gold-medal haul keeps growing.

The superstar gymnast from Japan won the men’s all-around title Wednesday, edging Oleg Verniaiev by less than a tenth of the point to capture his second straight Olympic title.

Uchimura trailed heading into the final rotation but put up a dazzling 15.8 on high bar. Verniaiev followed with a less challenging routine and hopped forward on the dismount.

Needing 14.9 to win, Verniaiev instead earned a 14.8. The crowd groaned when the score was revealed, though Verniaiev shrugged his shoulders as if to say “what can you do?”

Max Whitlock of Great Britain was third, just ahead of Russia’s David Belyavskiy.

Sam Mikulak of Newport Beach finished seventh.

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