Editor's note: As the countdown to the Summer Olympics draws closer, The Japan Times will provide more coverage of Japan's top medal hopefuls, as well as expanded coverage of international Olympians in the print and online editions.
Gymnast Hiroyuki Tomita has excelled on the international stage for several years now and helped the Japan men's team earn a gold medal in the 2004 Athens Summer Games.
Four years later, he is one of the six-man team's veteran leaders.