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Kohei Uchimura rolls to sixth straight World all-around title over surprise runner-up

Kohei Uchimura fell in qualifying. He crashed to the mat in the team final. But in the all-around, the competition he owns, Uchimura stayed on his feet and in a class by himself.

The Japanese icon extended his record with a sixth straight dominant World all-around title in Glasgow, Scotland, on Friday. No other gymnast — man or woman — has won more than three titles.

Uchimura prevailed by a comfortable 1.634 points over Manrique Larduet, whose silver medal marked the best finish for a Cuban in any Olympic or World Championships gymnastics event.