Rebeca Andrade already has an idea of when she will retire. Icon of Brazilian sport, the gymnast does not want to continue after the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, in the United States.
At 26, Rebeca has been in the sport world for 20 and has understood how far her body can go.
“At most until 2028, after the Los Angeles Olympics. I was going to stop in Paris now. I can’t go further.
“When I was younger, if I didn’t make a good competition, I thought the world was over. Today, I can separate expectation from the public from my obligation to myself (…). It was 20 years of career, enduring 14 times my weight in movements. It is very impact. CBN.
Olympic gymnastics is one of the sports that most demands from its athletes. So much so that throughout his career, Rebeca Andrade had to undergo eight surgical interventions.
A reference for a generation, Rebeca Andrade has already won six Olympic medals, two gold, three silver and two bronze. She is the largest medalist in the country’s history.
