Infographic: Chusovkina
Beijing, May 12 (Reporter Yue Chuan) You are not cured, I dare not grow old. The story of the desperate competition to earn money to treat her seriously ill son has made the world know the "gymnastics mother" Chusovkina. After her son recovered, her deep love for gymnastics supported her to stay in this arena for four years and four years.
Now, she has set her sights on the Paris Olympics.
According to foreign media reports, Chusovkina, who won the gymnastics championship at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, has decided to launch an attack on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. If true, this will be her ninth olympic competition.
Infographic: In the women's gymnastics vault event at the Beijing Olympic Games, Chusovkina won the silver medal.
In June, Chusovkina will turn 47 and is the only gymnast to have competed in the Summer Olympics eight times. Over the past 30 years, Chusovkina has received numerous accolades.
At last year's Tokyo Olympics, the 46-year-old Chusovkina once again set a new record for the number of Olympic participations of gymnasts held by herself. In vaulting qualifying, Chusovkina was in the 4th rotation position in Group 4. When she won her first Olympic gold medal in Barcelona in 1992, four other athletes in the same group were not born.
Although she didn't make it to the final, Chusovkina wasn't upset about it, "I've been very lucky to be able to come here, finish the game, and not get injured. ”
Infographic: When Chusovkina left after the game with her hands raised to bid farewell to the field, her eyes were already full of tears.
When the dust settled, Chusovkina returned to the Marseille stage, waving in all directions and saying goodbye to the world audience through the camera. In return for her, there was a long applause and cheers at the scene.
Chusovkina gave a flying kiss with her hands to the camera, hugged the contestants in the same group one by one, and took a group photo. It seems that she is completely ready to say goodbye to her identity as an athlete and start the next journey.
"So that's it?" Is there anything else that can change your mind about retiring? In the face of questions from reporters after the game, Chusovkina laughed and replied: "There really isn't." ”
Infographic: Chusovkina
In her long career, Chusovkina has retired more than once and made a comeback more than once. Once she woke up, she immediately changed her mind about retiring the night before. If it were not for this, there would be no such unique career as representing the CIS delegation, Uzbekistan and Germany, a total of eight Olympic games.
This time, Chusovkina "reneged" again – just two months after retiring from retirement, she announced her comeback. In the International Gymnastics Federation Equipment World Cup in Baku last month, Chusovykina won the championship, which also locked a ticket to this year's World Championships.
"I thought about this in detail and decided to continue preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics." Asked recently about future plans, Chusovkina said.
Infographic: Chusovkina
At the Rio Olympics six years ago, Chusovkina finished 7th in vaulting. Despite not making it into the top 3, the organizers brought Chusovkina to the podium and produced a short film that brought together the golden moments of her career as a tribute.
Six years later, Chusovykina remains on the field and works for the tournament two years later. Thirty years have passed, but her story has not yet come to an end. (End)
(China News Network)