Gymnastics: Kohei Uchimura hopeful for worlds despite ankle injury

The Japan Gymnastics Association on Tuesday revealed three-time Olympic gold medalist Kohei Uchimura has injured his right ankle during practice for the upcoming world championships in Qatar.Uchimura, a six-time world all-around champ, injured ligaments in the ankle while landing a vault at the national training center on Sept. 25.The 29-year-old, who suffered a similar injury to his left ankle at last year's worlds, is still planning to compete at the world championships in Doha from Oct. 25 to Nov. 3."It's not as bad as last year, so I'm still hopeful," Uchimura said. "It's too early to r…READ FULL ARTICLE