Hours earlier than competing in her first Olympic Video games, the Mexican gymnast Natalia Escalera She confessed the unlucky accident she had suffered the day earlier than, within the final coaching session previous to the ladies’s qualification Paris 2024.
“Sadly yesterday within the final coaching session I tore the plantar ligament of my left leg, the place I already had one other tear in my calf as properly,” revealed Escalera, one of many nice hopes for the way forward for the creative gymnastics mexicana.
Natalia Escalera’s Olympic dream was shattered earlier than her time, however she was nonetheless decided to compete within the occasion with the least impression on her leg. After working so laborious to get to the Olympic Video games, she needed to not less than compete within the Bercy Enviornment.
“It hurts me so much not to have the ability to do the all-around as I’d have favored, sadly the medical doctors instructed me to not compete. However, regardless of all that, I will compete on bars!” she introduced in a submit on social media.
“I did not come this far to keep away from being on the most important stage on this planet. Solely God is aware of why he does issues, however I am right here and I will battle till the tip.”
Regardless of her harm, Natalia Escalera achieved one of the best rating of any Mexican gymnast on the uneven bars. Her picture after essentially the most tough second, the exit, in tears and needing the assistance of one of many crew’s coaches to depart amidst the applause of her teammates, received over the Mexican public.
A present of braveness from a proficient gymnast to earn one other probability on the Olympic Video games sooner or later.
