The remarkable story of Nadia Comăneci

[post_page_title]Her first try[/post_page_title]

In 1969 the 7 year old made her debut in competitive gymnastics. However, the Championships didn’t go as she planned – Nadia finished 13th. Regardless, the young gymnast wasn’t going to let this get her down. With twelve months of training behind her, she returned the following year to win first place. At last, everyone began to see that Nadia had a lot of talent. A few years later, at 12 years old, Nadia was enrolled in a specially run gymnastics school where she lived, and trained with Bela Karolyi for 8 hours a day, 6 days a week.

Her first try

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