KUALA LUMPUR – National gymnastics darling, Farah Ann Abdul Hadi is taking a step back from competitive gymnastics for the time being to focus on her recovery.
The 27-year-old said she aims to come back stronger in 2022 as she plans not to participate in any competition for the rest of this year.
Farah wants to fully recover from her injury.
“I haven’t fully recovered from the strenuous Tokyo Olympics, and I am planning to slowly start training at the National Sports Council to prepare for next year,” she said.
Farah Ann, who made her Olympics debut, lost the chance to advance to the women’s all-round event after ending in 68th place out of 85 competitors, collecting 48.565 points overall at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo.
The Selangor-born gymnast also cited the ongoing pandemic as a reason for not participating in any competitions until the end of this year.
The 2019 SEA Games gold medalist added that she was also unsure on which competition she will be joining next year.
“I am not sure if I’ll be competing in the SEA Games or not. But I believe the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games will most probably be held next year,” she said.
The 31st SEA Games scheduled to be held from November 21 to December 2 in Hanoi has been postponed to next year and probably will be held in May, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, United Kingdom is slated to be held from July 28 to August 8 while the next Asian Games in Hangzhou, China is from September 10-25. – Bernama, October 10, 2021
