The race for the men’s Olympic all-around title came down to the wire between gymnasts from Japan and China, just like everyone expected it would.
Shinnosuke Oka taking the gold, however, was a little harder to predict.
Oka, 20, displayed nerves of steel to hold off former world champions Zhang Boheng and Xiao Ruoteng to win the all-around gold medal at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
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