Facts About Nadia Comăneci You Need To Know

Published on 11/19/2018
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Sportsmen and sportswomen all know that injuries might happen at any given time. During the World Championships, Nadia suffered a cut from a metal grip buckle. The medical professionals advised her to withdraw from the games so that she could recover from the injury. However, Nadia was not the type of person who would let anything deter her. She still went back to compete and even bagged the first medal of the Romanian team.

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Moscow Summer Olympics

Considering the fact that they were separated for a while, Béla and Nadia trained rigorously as much as they could. The pair trained intensely for five weeks in order to prepare for the competition. The Moscow Olympic Games actually came with plenty of controversies. Among other things, the United States refused to send representatives as a way to protest the involvement of the host country in Afghanistan. However, the Soviets had another problem to deal with in the form of Nadia Comăneci.

Moscow Summer Olympics

Moscow Summer Olympics

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