Uzbekistan's 44-year-old gymnast heads for 'last' Olympics

Aged 44 and readying for her eighth Olympics in Tokyo, Uzbek gymnast Oksana Chusovitina makes light of her record-breaking survival in a sport dominated by teen prodigies.

"I love gymnastics. I tell myself: why not train and perform while you still can?" Chusovitina said during a recent interview in Tashkent.

"If I'd stopped, I think I would have strongly regretted it."
"He worries about me a lot, that I might get a bad injury or fall ill."
"I think for a mother that is news that you cannot compare any medal to."
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"She knows her body and what it can do. Our only job is to help her maintain those levels."
"My son and I just try to keep up with her."