Uchimura era ends

Montreal: Japanese Kohei Uchimura’s remarkable tenure as all-round World Champion ended here Monday as the Japanese pulled out of qualification at the Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal with an apparent lower left leg injury. Uchimura, who has won the last six world and two Olympic all-around titles, pulled out after three of six events on the opening day of the seven-day competition. The 28-year-old Japanese limped badly after the vault, his second rotation, and barely held the landing following his parallel bars routine where he stumbled backwards. In the third event, the high bar, Uchimura grabbed the pole, but limped off the floor.