Japanese artistic gymnast Daiki Hashimoto will not defend his Olympic gold medal in the horizontal bar after failing on Saturday to qualify for the eight-man apparatus final in Paris.Hashimoto nailed all his release moves but touched the floor with both hands after losing balance on the landing. The deficient dismount led the judges to hand him 13.733 points at Bercy Arena during the horizontal bar phase of the men's apparatus, individual all-around and team events."It's been a bit tough today. My body felt heavier going around the six apparatus and it was hard in the end, honestly speaking…READ FULL ARTICLE
