Gymnastics-Japanese women still looking for a star

[ASFN Admin]

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese gymnast Mai Murakami quietly finished her qualifying rounds at the Tokyo Games on Sunday with almost no reporters waiting to talk to her. The day before, media swarmed Japan's men's team as they finished at the top of the pack. Murakami, 24, and described by some sports watchers as possibly Japan's best-ever female gymnast, takes it all in her stride, acknowledging that superior performances by the men's team over the years - gold or silver in every Olympics since Athens 2004 - make the difference in public and media interest.

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