Japan men’s gymnastics team for their home Asian Games this month include multiple Olympic and world champions, but serious injuries have clouded their chances.Shinnosuke Oka, who won gold in the all-around, team and horizontal bar events at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is facing a race to be fit after suffering a lower back injury last week.The Games begin in Nagoya and the wider Aichi area on September 19, with the men’s gymnastics competition getting under way two days later.Former junior world champion Tomoharu Tsunogai is also nursing a serious ankle injury, while lower back pain for Shoma Tsukiyama means three of Japan’s five-man team are carrying injuries heading into the competition.Oka did not take part in a team practice on Wednesday but told reporters afterwards that he still intended to compete in Nagoya.“I’m looking forward to it and I think a switch will flick in me,” the 22-year-old said.Former junior world champion Tomoharu Tsunogai is also nursing a serious ankle injury. Photo: AFP