I-Gymnast engagugi u-Oksana Chusovitina Ufanelekela Amanqamu

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Ngenkathi umvocavoci womzimba wase-Uzbekistani, u-Oksana Chusovitina encintisana kuma-Olimpiki akhe okuqala ngo-1992, umpetha womhlaba kathathu uSimone Biles, wayengakazalwa namanje. Izolo ebusuku, umama oneminyaka engu-41 ubudala (!) uthole amaphuzu angu-14.999 ngendlela emangalisayo ku-vault, ekleliswe endaweni yesihlanu, waphinde wakwazi ukungena kowamanqamu.

Wazalelwa eKoln, eJalimane, u-Oksana waqala ukuncintisana kuma-Olimpiki njengengxenye yeqembu elihlanganisiwe ngo-1992, lapho athola khona igolide esigabeni seqembu elizungeze yonke indawo. Wabe esencintisana ne-Uzbekistan kuma-Olympic ka-1996, 2000, nango-2004. Ngaphezulu kwerekhodi lakhe elihlaba umxhwele le-Olimpiki, u-Oksana unezindondo eziningi ze-World and European Championship ezingaphansi kwebhande. Lokho kusho ukuthi, ukuncintisana neminyaka engama-40 kwakungeyona ingxenye yohlelo.

Ngo-2002, indodana yakhe okuwukuphela kwayo, u-Alisher, kwatholakala ukuthi inomdlavuza wegazi ineminyaka emithathu nje ubudala. Ngemuva kokuthola ukwelashwa eJalimane, u-Oksana nomndeni wakhe bathutha ukuze bahambisane nesimo sakhe. Ukubonga iGerman ngomusa wayo, umama obongayo waqala ukuncintisana nezwe ngonyaka we-2006, wazuza indondo yesiliva yale vault kuma-Olimpiki aseBeijing ngo-2008. Uphinde wabancintisela kuma-London Games ka-2012.

Uma kucatshangelwa ukukhokhwa kwesikweletu sakhe, u-Oksana wafanelekela indawo yomuntu ngamunye eqenjini lase-Uzbekistani Emidlalweni Yama-Olympic ka-2016. "Ngiwuthanda ngempela lo mdlalo," etshela i-USA Today ngomhumushi. "Ngiyathanda ukujabulisa umphakathi. Ngiyathanda ukuphuma ngiyekelela umphakathi nabalandeli."

Ukwenqaba ukubeka usuku lokuphelelwa yisikhathi emsebenzini wakhe, ngeke kusimangaze uma sibona u-Oksana encintisana naku-2020 Tokyo Games. Kuze kube yileso sikhathi, asisakwazi ukulinda ukumbona encintisana kowamanqamu we-vault ngeSonto, ngo-Aug 14.

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