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Re: Paris Olympics 2024 - July 29th 2024, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Enigmatic. View Post
I enjoy watching Women Olympics, I always have enjoyed that event since I was young. I just found out Simon Billes is almost 30!

I didn't know it was allowed to compete in the Olympics at that age; but ageism is a pretty shitty thing to do so good for Ms. Billes!
Oksana Chusovitina was 41 when she competed in Rio in 2016. That's the record for oldest gymnast in the Olympics so far. I think a lot of times, elite gymnasts chose to retire early, I don't believe the Olympics has an age limit, it depends on the Sports Federation for each country, who finalize the team that goes to the Olympics. I remember reading that for the shooting events, participants have been well in their 70s, but that's from from a really long time ago, I think.

I do follow the Olympics and try to watch those events where my country is participating (Not going to name it for privacy reasons).

I also have some sportspersons who I absolutely love, so I am hoping to catch their games, if possible.
Sha'Carri Richardson, Andre De Grasse, US Women's Gymnast Team, Ariarne Titmus, Katie Ledecky are some of them.
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