All set for 11th FIG Artistic Individual World Cup in Doha
Published: 20 Mar 2018 - 12:00 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 07:07 pm
Qatar Gymnastics Federation (QGF) President Ali Al Hitmi (left) and officials during a visit to Aspire Dome ahead of the 11th FIG Artistic Individual World Cup, which starts tomorrow.
Doha: Uzbekistan’s Oksana Chusovitina who competed solely on vault at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal, Canada, and qualified for the event final, is upbeat ahead of the Doha event.
“I’ve been preparing all-around and will be performing all-around events at all competitions and all four apparatus,” Oksana told www.dohagym.com.
She is probably the oldest gymnast competing at the highest level but don’t even try to tell her she is ‘old’ because the word doesn’t exist in her dictionary.
Oksana’s fans likely to watch her in all the four women’s events at the 11th FIG Artistic Individual World Cup, which starts here at the Aspire Dome from March 21-24.
The 42-year-old has a bundle of energy and amazing fitness level as we saw at last year’s edition when she had beaten Australia’s Emily Little and Slovenia’s Teja Belak -- gymnasts half her age – to win the vault gold.
The seven-time Olympian has also announced that she already has her eye on the Asian Games in August and record-breaking eighth Olympics in Tokyo 2020.
She have five moves named after her in international gymnastics’ Code of Points, the ‘grand lady’ of modern gymnastics is still hoping to win a medal at the elite level.
“I still remember all my old elements and even learned one new element on the uneven bars,” said Oksana, who won a gold with Uzbekistan team at the 1992 Barcelona Games.
If you are still wondering what keeps her ticking, do visit Doha during the FIG event.
