It's a pity that we won't see "Mother Qiu" at the Paris Olympics
One of the regrets of the Paris Olympics is that we won’t be able to see our old acquaintance “Mother Qiu”.
The International Gymnastics Federation recently confirmed that Chusovitina, a legendary gymnast who will be turning 49 in a few days, will definitely not be qualified to participate in the Paris Olympics.
Photo: Chusovitina greets the audience after the gymnastics vault qualifying round at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Photo by reporter Cheng Tingting
Many senior gymnastics fans had already judged last month that the legendary gymnast's "trip to Paris" might not be possible because Chusovitina posted on social media that she would withdraw from the Asian Gymnastics Championships due to an injury during training. Missing the Asian Gymnastics Championships means that Chusovitina will not be able to go directly to the Paris Olympics.
At that time, Chusovitina said that she was injured in training the day before and had to withdraw from the competition. The Asian Championships is a qualifying competition for the Paris Olympics, and she felt sad that she could not participate because she had been preparing for a long time.
Last year, Chusovitina failed to make it past the individual all-around preliminaries at the World Championships and failed to qualify for the Olympics. This year, she missed out on a ticket to the Paris Olympics at the World Cup series. Originally, the Asian Championships was Chusovitina's last chance to qualify for Paris, as the individual all-around champion would qualify for the Olympics.
Chusovitina has left her mark in Olympic history. As early as the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Chusovitina, who was only 17 years old, won the women's gymnastics team gold medal on behalf of the CIS. Now, she is a legendary athlete who has participated in eight Olympic Games. In the previous eight Olympic Games, Chusovitina won a total of two medals: the gold medal in the team event at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the silver medal in the women's vault at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
As a great mother and a great athlete, Chusovitina has devoted almost everything to her family and her beloved gymnastics. The story of Chusovitina participating in the competition to treat her son's illness has also been constantly told.
Originally, Chusovitina still had one last hope to participate in the Paris Olympics - the International Gymnastics Federation had an Olympic wild card, but in the end she waited for a regrettable result. The International Gymnastics Federation has decided to issue the wild card to Brown, who is currently a gymnastics coach and athlete in Pennsylvania. Brown has participated in many world competitions, including last year's World Championships and the Pan American Games.
However, even if she misses Paris, Chusovitina's gymnastics career will continue. She previously said that she still has the dream of participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, when she will be 53 years old.
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