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08-03-2016, 10:16 PM
A Japanese Olympian already won gold for 'Pokémon Go' addiction in Brazil
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Kohei Uchimura is a 27-year-old man who's already won an Olympic (http://mashable.com/category/olympics/) gold medal and four silver medals in gymnastics. He's also, it turns out, a hardcore Pokémon Go (http://mashable.com/category/pokemon-go/) fiend.*
Uchimura reportedly downloaded the game after arriving in Brazil, only to see things spiral out of control quickly.*
SEE ALSO: Cocaine and kidnappings: The Rio Olympics look more screwed than ever (http://mashable.com/2016/07/26/rio-olympics-problems/)
Uchimura downloaded Pokémon Go after arriving in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to train before the Rio Games, according to the Japanese outlet Kyodo News (http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2016/08/424110.html). He instantly became hooked.*
It was all fun and games and Pikachus and Charizards until Uchimura's next phone bill arrived. Included: $5,000 in data overages from playing the game so much.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/03/kohei-uchimura-gymnast-japan-pokemon-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Kohei Uchimura is a 27-year-old man who's already won an Olympic (http://mashable.com/category/olympics/) gold medal and four silver medals in gymnastics. He's also, it turns out, a hardcore Pokémon Go (http://mashable.com/category/pokemon-go/) fiend.*
Uchimura reportedly downloaded the game after arriving in Brazil, only to see things spiral out of control quickly.*
SEE ALSO: Cocaine and kidnappings: The Rio Olympics look more screwed than ever (http://mashable.com/2016/07/26/rio-olympics-problems/)
Uchimura downloaded Pokémon Go after arriving in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to train before the Rio Games, according to the Japanese outlet Kyodo News (http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2016/08/424110.html). He instantly became hooked.*
It was all fun and games and Pikachus and Charizards until Uchimura's next phone bill arrived. Included: $5,000 in data overages from playing the game so much.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/03/kohei-uchimura-gymnast-japan-pokemon-go/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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