MOSCOW, Aug 3 Four-time Olympic medalist in gymnastics Maria Paseka said that she had given up her dream of competing at the 2024 Olympics in Paris and would slowly retire from the sport. Previously, Pasika stated that her goal was the Paris Olympics. The gymnast has not competed since the beginning of 2020. In 2019, she became the European champion in the vault. «To give 20 years to the sport, to go to training camps from childhood, to practically not see my parents, to educate myself as a person. It's very difficult. But I managed. Of course, there is still something to improve. I passed a difficult path, they never believed in me, but I proved that I am Maria Paseka. And you will always remember me. I dreamed of getting the gold medal of the Olympic Games. But everything goes the way it goes. As an athlete, I will slowly leave the sport Therefore, my Olympic gold will remain a dream,» Paseka wrote on Instagram (Meta activity (social networks Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia as extremist). «But this gold will be in my life. When I become a mother, there will be a loving husband. We are building their own happiness,» added the athlete.
