One of the great ones is hanging up the grips at age-28.
The veteran Kashima has been one of Japan’s most graceful and successful gymnasts in recent history, with nine world and Olympic medals. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, he helped secure Japan’s victory. In August, he helped Japan win the silver behind China at the Olympics in Beijing. …
Elegant and a great swinger, he’s best remembered as the 2004 Olympic Pommel Champion. But Kashima won the World Championships on Horizontal Bar in 2003, as well.
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He plans to become a coach after his final competition, to be held Nov. 15-16 …
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