Athletistic/Gymnastics. On her social media page, 48-year-old Uzbek gymnast Oksana Chusovitina announced her inability to participate in her ninth career Olympic Games. She said she was injured while training for the Asian Championships, a qualifying event for the Paris Olympics where she had a chance to qualify.

“Dear friends, fans and everyone who loves gymnastics, unfortunately I have some sad news for you. Yesterday, during training for the Asian Championships, which take place in Tashkent and which constitute a qualifying event for the Paris Olympics, I injured myself. I won’t be able to participate and I’m very upset because I’ve been preparing for a long time. I would like to express my gratitude to all of you and I invite you to support our girls. This is what I will do tomorrow,” Chusovitina wrote.

Oksana Chusovitina won a gold medal in the team all-around at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and a silver medal on vault at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is also a three-time winner and multiple medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. world. The athlete has played for the national teams of the USSR, Uzbekistan and Germany over the years.



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